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[Michigan Tree Murderer]

Ouch, you need a bigger gun.

I'm well armed, just not enough time to sit outside all winter when the rabbits are hungry.

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

What are the odds that my rabbit pruned Siberian Elm live? I need to winter the trees inside chicken wire.

You need a good sized black rat snake. Just have to figure out how to keep it from escaping.

 

[namnhi]

What are the odds that my rabbit pruned Siberian Elm live? I need to winter the trees inside chicken wire.

The twin trunks are nubs now. The wood in the pot is the cedar mulch it over wintered in, & some Siberian Elm sawdust.

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Nice trunk chop. You will thank the rabbit later. Those will have nice taper once sprouted. They will be just fine... It is an elm after all.

 

[The Barber]

Nice trunk chop. You will thank the rabbit later. Those will have nice taper once sprouted. They will be just fine... It is an elm after all.

With any luck the longer one will push branches down the trunk which will only help to fatten it up. My guess is they'll all recover. I have a rabbit that does some of my winter pruning as well. It never bothers the trunks thankfully. My developed trees get stashed away where it can't get to them.

 

[shohin_branches]

What are the odds that my rabbit pruned Siberian Elm live? I need to winter the trees inside chicken wire.

The twin trunks are nubs now. The wood in the pot is the cedar mulch it over wintered in, & some Siberian Elm sawdust.

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Those will come back and it will give the trunk some extra movement

 

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

You need a good sized black rat snake. Just have to figure out how to keep it from escaping.

Biggest snake around here AFAIK are corn snakes. I could really go for a den of foxes.

Nice trunk chop. You will thank the rabbit later. Those will have nice taper once sprouted. They will be just fine... It is an elm after all.

Not sure I'll actually thank the rabbit.

With any luck the longer one will push branches down the trunk which will only help to fatten it up. My guess is they'll all recover. I have a rabbit that does some of my winter pruning as well. It never bothers the trunks thankfully. My developed trees get stashed away where it can't get to them.

I hope you're right. I normally like to do the trunk chops myself, but not as low as the first picture.

Those will come back and it will give the trunk some extra movement

Sounds good. Everyone is making lemonade, so I'll have a tall glass with ice. .

 

[Carol 83]

Everyone is making lemonade, so I'll have a tall glass with ice. .

Put a shot of vodka in it and you'll feel better about your tree.