[Jacob-list] acorns

[Linda]

At our old farm, the sheep were awful about girdling the trees.  They would take their horns and scrape the tree trunk until they would work a little piece loose enough that they could catch it with their teeth and peel it.  For some reason,  they have not damaged a single tree here in Tiger.  I don't the foggiest idea of why they destroyed trees there, but not here.

Linda
 
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Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:36:43 -0800 (PST), Christopher Brantley wrote:
> I've a few oak saplings in my pasture... they're not mature enough
> to produce acorns, along with hickory and a varied assortment of
> other nut producers that are native to the area. I've a guess I'll
> never have to worry about the acorns though, the girls have taken
> to girdeling every tree in the pasture. They started with the
> locusts, moved to the hickory and oaks. This year they're giving
> the large white pines a run for the money. So far, no problems from
> the bark of trees...
>
> -Chris
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