Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 Anyone know what kind of animal would rip the bark of a lemon tree. Not the really old branches, but the middle old branches. Clean around, I'm going to lose all of next spring's harvest. And what can I do to prevent it happening to the remaining branches. It's a very sad sight. Cheers! Kathleen Petrides The PurrfinickyQueen http://www.fatcatcandleco.com Candles, Kitty Carpets, articles, practically everything but the Hairball! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 Dear Kathleen, Don't know the kind of animal that would rip the bark of your lemon tree but I do know that you could buy a bottle of fox urine and put a few drops of it on your tree or tie a small rag with a few drops on it to your tree. This stuff is nasty smelling but works to keep all sorts of animals, rodents, squirrels, etc. out of attics, off trees, around houses, etc. We used it to get squirrels out of our attic after everything failed. A hunter friend told us to try this. I really don't like using this but it is the strongest and best animal repellant that I have found. If this doesn't work, then make up a garlic, oinion, and liquid soap mixture with a lot of black pepper added to it. Put it in a large spray bottle and dilute with a lot of water and spray your tree. Keeps bugs away in case this is something other than an animal. This mix should also keep other animals at bay. I use it to get rid of the bugs that attack my helichrysum plants. You can find many variations of this onion, garlic, pepper, liquid dish soap formula on the webb and in books. It's easy to make and keeps well. I hope that these suggestions help. Love, Rhavda >Anyone know what kind of animal would rip the bark of a lemon tree. Not the really old branches, but the middle old branches. Clean around, I'm going to lose all of next spring's harvest. And what can I do to prevent it happening to the remaining branches. It's a very sad sight. > >Cheers! >Kathleen Petrides >The PurrfinickyQueen >http://www.fatcatcandleco.com >Candles, Kitty Carpets, articles, practically everything but the Hairball! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 EEK! I dont know what animal would do that, but, I had some crepe myrtle that had bag worms once. I did the antibacterial soap thing with cayenne pepper. it worked and they came back full on clean trunks. good luck. oh, yu may want to try www.pallensmith.com email him. we watch his show and he has some nice info. good luck! ~NessySaylor~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 We have 5 foxes (that we know of) that live in the back of our fields if anyone would like to come collect the urine -lol-- yuk -- how would you go about that anyway. I might try it for the mice issue we have -- don't care about the smell in the barn --or that one might notice. The horses don't seem to mind the foxes running around. A while back I asked about the mice issue and someone suggested peppermint -- don't know if it works but our garage sure smells good!! Rita sos79 wrote: Dear Kathleen, Don't know the kind of animal that would rip the bark of your lemon tree but I do know that you could buy a bottle of fox urine and put a few drops of it on your tree or tie a small rag with a few drops on it to your tree. This stuff is nasty smelling but works to keep all sorts of animals, rodents, squirrels, etc. out of attics, off trees, around houses, etc. We used it to get squirrels out of our attic after everything failed. A hunter friend told us to try this. I really don't like using this but it is the strongest and best animal repellant that I have found. If this doesn't work, then make up a garlic, oinion, and liquid soap mixture with a lot of black pepper added to it. Put it in a large spray bottle and dilute with a lot of water and spray your tree. Keeps bugs away in case this is something other than an animal. This mix should also keep other animals at bay. I use it to get rid of the bugs that attack my helichrysum plants. You can find many variations of this onion, garlic, pepper, liquid dish soap formula on the webb and in books. It's easy to make and keeps well. I hope that these suggestions help. Love, Rhavda >Anyone know what kind of animal would rip the bark of a lemon tree. Not the really old branches, but the middle old branches. Clean around, I'm going to lose all of next spring's harvest. And what can I do to prevent it happening to the remaining branches. It's a very sad sight. > >Cheers! >Kathleen Petrides >The PurrfinickyQueen >http://www.fatcatcandleco.com >Candles, Kitty Carpets, articles, practically everything but the Hairball! > Step By Step Instructions On Making Rose Petal Preserves: http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html To adjust your group settings (i.e. go no mail) see the following link: /join Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 Hi Kathleen > Anyone know what kind of animal would rip the bark of a lemon tree. Not > the really old branches, but the middle old branches. Clean around, I'm > going to lose all of next spring's harvest. And what can I do to prevent > it happening to the remaining branches. It's a very sad sight. This is a routine problem in rural Australia during times of drought - we regularly have kangaroos, wombats and just about any other animal eating trees and shrubs as they come closer to our houses in search of food and water. I'm not as affected since we have a dog that keeps them away. I know you don't have those animals but do you have any other pests that could do the same damage eg foxes, squirrels? You probably don't have the drought problem but there must be something that's attracting them. Other members have suggested eo's and other mixes, but if you need a physical barrier you might have to install a tree guard using dog wire or something similar. If the problem is insects such as ants (but not flying ones) put a wide strip of aluminium foil around the trunk with a thick layer of grease to act as a barrier and it will stop the ants climbing up the trunk. DON'T put the grease directly onto the trunk or it will have a ringbarking effect:-( Sorry, it's hard to determine exactly the cause from your description - it could be a larger animal or it could be just some insects that are doing all the damage. Is the tree healthy otherwise? Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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