Tree shelter

Browsing protection designated agent for protecting mostly plants and trees against browsing by wildlife and grazing animals. A distinction is made in the protection of individual plants and protection of a complete surface of plants.

Single Tree Protection

This can be mechanical or chemical means fraßabschreckende. Examples of this are the tree paint from natural ingredients such as blood or feces, in which case the disadvantage of the short-term effect is seen. Mechanically be used to wire the plants or wooden frames, which is a permanent effect. Depending on predation intensive measures may be due to young trees:

• A ( non-galvanized ) Drathkorb with at least 50 cm in diameter, underground against voles
• A galvanized Drathkorb with about 20 cm in diameter, above ground against deer, sheep, rabbit etc.
• A frame of 3 to 4 wooden posts and battens against bovine and ramming with about 1 m in diameter
• The frame must in horses because of the greater reach to 5 m in diameter are expanded (or larger)
• The slats should not be placed close to the ground, otherwise the frame boars simply lever out ( just curiosity, no browsing ), sheep can in this arrangement under the supervision of short- maintain the vegetation here.
• A normal mesh for the frame, to prevent cattle from the tree and avoid the prying through the cattle and sheep discourage prolonged Einpferchung. In addition, the wire prevents ramming through more careful agricultural machinery drivers.
• Thorough Keeping the master disc to allow field mice not only access, here is otherwise expected to curl inside the wire cage. Over the winter, tree -fitting protective spirals can be used as an alternative, an all-season use results here, however, to bark damage very quickly.

For older trees with thick bark and stable is usually only a gutangepasste wire pants. However, the shorts must this be checked about once a year to prevent ingrowth. The damage of branches by horses can only be prevented if life a corresponding large -scale coupled enclosure is.

Fencing complete plant surfaces

Basically a complete fencing, for example, fruit growing areas of ecological and legal reasons must be viewed critically. This is due to the removal of habitat for wildlife and threat of bird species by fence wires. In return, fruit growing areas are used, and others with portable electric fences for coupling of grazing animals. This is often combined with the single-tree protection.