Wildlife Damage Management, Internet Center for
Date of this Version
February 1989
Abstract
We measured several variables of newly established apple trees (1) to compare growth differences between trees damaged by browsing deer and trees protected from deer, (2) to determine if seasonal browsing patterns existed, and (3) to determine if deer browsed selectively among Ohio's 3 most commonly planted apple cultivars. All testing was die at the 0.05 alpha level. Experimental trees were measured repeatedly from June 1986 the May 1988.