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#423 - What Everyone Gets Wrong About Planting Fruit Trees for Deer with Thomas Damren
Welcome to the WHTL Podcast, your source for Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics, Stories & Expert Guests. In this episode, we're back in the studio with Thomas Damren.
We Discuss:
Rootstock is the "engine" of a tree — it decides size, speed, and hardiness.
Home Depot trees are grown on dwarf rootstock built for yards, not neglect.
Start with just five trees before planting a full orchard.
Seedling rootstock outgrows dwarf and semi-dwarf even with zero maintenance.
Compost, mulch, and a shovel test set a new tree up to survive.
Window-screen tubes protect trunks from voles without the downsides of…
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