We put in a lot of new plants last fall. During the winter there was a prolonged stretch of snow cover that drove the deer to eat whatever they could stand.

I. What they ate first/most:

(totally worthless in deer country, don't even try these)

Pine Mugho

Dwarf White Pine

Japanese Yews

Some unique straggly upright juniper, I have to find the name. It is not a uniform habit, it has crooked branches and gaps.

II. Did enough damage to be noticeable and permanent:

(we might leave them and cover them next winter)

Whidita Blue Juniper (tall slim evergreen)

III. Nibbled at these deciduous plants, time will tell if they can bounce back with no problems:

Euonymus

Korean Lilac

Redtwig Dogwood

Euonymus ground cover (ate to the ground)

IV. Just a taste, no real damage (we hope):

Table Top Scotch Pine

Hawthorn tree (berries noticeably)

Leurodermis Pine

V. Did not eat, but maybe because they are right by the house:

PJM Rhododendrons (by the door we use)

Cranberry Cotoneasters (ditto)

Korean Dogwood (ditto)

Sumac (some small decorative variety)

Pachysandra (sp?) (groundcover)

VI. Do not seem to want any part of these:

Hydrangea

Juniper Blue Tams

Dwarf Alberta Spruce

decorative grasses

VII. Tulips, they ate the leaves as soon as they poked through, until we sprayed them.

So, for plants that survive the winter, I can wholeheartedly recommend those in Cat VI. Cat V is unknown due to the house and traffic. They even left a pine mugho alone in that same place, so no conclusion can really be drawn in Cat V.

Hope this helps someone.

-Don