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If a pecan tree is free-standing, that is, not touching other trees, power lines, etc., you can put a sheet metal collar in place around its trunk. Keep it loose so that it won't girdle the tree ...
Q: I have two pecan trees in my rear yard. I have tried everything I can think of to keep squirrels from climbing the trees and eating pecans while they are still green.
Squirrels are a campus fixture at the University of Alabama. A squirrel hangs upside down as it snags a pecan from a tree on the Quad Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News) ...
We live in a pecan forest, and this premature “harvest” begins by late August. The squirrels have run out of food in nature and the pecans tempt them so much that they simply can’t wait.
Sperry said, “If a pecan tree is free-standing, that is, not touching other trees, power lines, etc., you can put a sheet metal collar in place around its trunk.” ...
They were surprised to find their cat was pawing at two baby squirrels beneath their pecan tree. The squirrels seemed to have fallen from the tree and were helplessly curled up on the ground, said ...