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Squirrel eating seeds off my Japanese maple
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Posted by ikea_gw 7 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 11, 09 at 15:22
| There is this squirrel spending most its day eating seeds off my Japanese maple. Is this something I should worry about? Will it damage the buds for next year? |
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RE: Squirrel eating seeds off my Japanese maple
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| I would get a bb gun and put one in his head. I have had a major problem with them boogers eating my planted seeds. Ive lost hundreds of seeds an seedlings due to them. But i know your not worried about that. I dont think it will harm it, unless he breaks a branch. If the tree is not too big, you could just pick the seeds off. Jason |
RE: Squirrel eating seeds off my Japanese maple
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| I would be more worried in the spring, when squirrels will sometimes eat the new buds as they start to grow. Evidently they're packed with sugar at that time, and the squirrels need that since they're having their babies at that time of year. They can decimate a JM by eating all the buds off it. BB gun may be best option at that point! K4 |
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