| Am overrun with white-tail deer. Please send a list of plants that they don't like to eat - the deer repellants don't work with such numbers. |
| In my own (sad) experience, a heavy infestation of deer means that the only long term effective control is a tall fence. However, there are several lists that have been published and you may want to experiment and see what your local deer have developed a taste for. Unfortunately, deer in different areas have learned to eat different things and they are so adaptable that they add to their selection over time. The discussions of deer damage with each list are also interesting. I hope these help some! Penn State published a list of plants (for a discussion about the list and the original, please see http://www.penpages.psu.edu/pe... ) SOME COMMON DEER RESISTANT PLANTS Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Abies sp. + fir Heder helix g.c. English ivy Acer negundo + box-elder Ilex sp. = holly Ageratum* flossflower Iris sp. * iris Ajuga* bugle weed Juniperus sp.= juniper Aquilegia* columbine Kerris japonica = Japanese rose Berberis sp.= barberry Larix decidua + European larch Buxus= boxwood Lupinus sp.* lupine Catalpa sp. + catalpa Maclura pomifera + Osage orange Cercis sp. + redbud Narcissus sp.* Narcissus Chamaecyparis sp= false-cypress Paeonia suffruticosa= tree peony Clematis sp.* clematis Papaver orientalis * Oriental poppy Cotinus coggygria +smoketree Picea sp. + spruce Crataegus sp. + hawthorn Pinus sp. + pine Cytisus scoparius=Scotch broom Rhododendron sp. rhododendron Daphne sp. daphne Robinia pseudoacacia+ black locust Delphinium* larkspur Symphoricarpos albus= snowberry Digitalis* foxglove Syringa vulgaris= lilac Ginkgo biloba + maidenhair tree Tulipa sp.* tulips Gymnocladus dioica+ Kentucky coffee tree Yucca* Yucca _____________________________________________________________________ + tree or tree-like * herbaceous plant = shrubby g.c. ground cover West Virginia Extension offers a discussion of deer damage and a list of plants at http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/ho... Cornell University has also published a list and a discussion at http://www.cce.cornell.edu/che... I hope these help! |
