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Tree Talk, Georgia Christmas Tree Association Publication
November 2002
Rob Petry
Georgia Christmas Tree Association Member
"I try to raise Christmas Trees on the border of Heard and Troup Counties (Georgia). Both have high
populations of Whitetail Deer who have developed a taste for Virginia Pine seedlings and Leyland Cypress.
Although our hunting club harvests a good number of deer there are many left in January. From January until
green-up in spring is the time I get most damage from deer. I have discussed this problem with many other
growers who have tried many different things from high electric fences and night shootings to pepper spray.
A few years ago I saw an ad for a new product called Plantskydd animal repellent and ordered some. I have
never been one for following instructions or reading them until the project is half over and everything is a mess,
and this is what happened here. Mixing this product is very important, following the instructions. I applied this
repellent in March a few weeks after I planted. At that time I was not planting until Spring so as to try to avoid
deer damage. I had already noticed damage before I sprayed and after spraying there did not seem to be any
new damage. I was very pleased with it."
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