Comments on: Fiona’s Forest http://www.localforestlog.ie/2009/03/18/fionas-forest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fionas-forest notes from Jan Alexander's diary Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:10:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jalex http://www.localforestlog.ie/2009/03/18/fionas-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-233 jalex Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:35:16 +0000 http://www.localforestlog.ie/?p=203#comment-233 Thanks for this Billy. I find the same here in Cavan/Leitrim. Another tip to protect other species is to leave the branches you prune from them around the base of the tree. I do this, and these sweet young branches are usually savaged, while the trunk of the tree is left alone. All the best, - Jan Thanks for this Billy. I find the same here in Cavan/Leitrim. Another tip to protect other species is to leave the branches you prune from them around the base of the tree. I do this, and these sweet young branches are usually savaged, while the trunk of the tree is left alone. All the best, – Jan

]]> By: billy ryan http://www.localforestlog.ie/2009/03/18/fionas-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-230 billy ryan Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:18:23 +0000 http://www.localforestlog.ie/?p=203#comment-230 Just to say I've planted Alders in areas where hares have damaged other species, but they seem to leave young alder alone. I've never seen hare damage on Alders here in Tipp. Billy ryan. Just to say I’ve planted Alders in areas where hares have damaged other species, but they seem to leave young alder alone.

I’ve never seen hare damage on Alders here in Tipp.

Billy ryan.

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