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SWBTATTReg

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2. I had a Xmas tree farm. It takes years for the trees to grow, constant upkeep/trimming, and my big thing,

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Fri Dec 8, 2023, 07:19 PM

Dec 2023

was the abundance of deer, they loved eating the young trees. It would be often that we'd find trees literally eaten in 1/2, and then you would have a 1/2 of a tree, which you of course you couldn't sell. So, you could either replace a batch of the 1/2 eaten trees every year and go into another cycle which you had to track.

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A Christmas tree shortage means farms could run out of trees early [View all] FakeNoose Dec 2023 OP

6 days ago in cAlif. Guy driving $75k suv steals tree from another car Demovictory9 Dec 2023 #1

I had a Xmas tree farm. It takes years for the trees to grow, constant upkeep/trimming, and my big thing, SWBTATTReg Dec 2023 #2

I hadn't heard that, but to me it's one more reason to hate those damn deer FakeNoose Dec 2023 #6

They eat everything! We live near a state park, and the number of deer there was astonishing. It seemed SWBTATTReg Dec 2023 #7

I live in the city limits of Pittsburgh and I'm surrounded by the stupid deer FakeNoose Dec 2023 #8

Rats with hooves Freddie Dec 2023 #9

For all the people who want a "live" tree. CrispyQ Dec 2023 #3

We have a shit ton up here in Maine. Glad to help out..... OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #4

I used to cut my own on the property.......many to choose from. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #5

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