Description
How to Plant Your Deer Orchard
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Dorsett Golden produces medium to large, golden-yellow apples with sweet, crisp flesh that ripen from mid September to October. The fruit drops gradually into late fall and often hangs into early winter
Give your property a late-summer destination deer will return to with the native Pawpaw, North America’s largest wild fruit. This hardy understory tree grows 15–20 feet tall and spreads into shady patches along creeks, bottoms, and rich woodland edges.
Of hybrid origin, Kieffer Pear has harder fruits than Bartlett but the deer happily consume them with no problem. This selection is more resistant to fire blight and therefore a better choice over the earlier-fruiting Bartlett Pear in areas that experience warm, wet spring weather, especially in humid areas along the gulf coast where the disease can be an issue. Self-fertile but enjoy an even more reliable pollination/fruit set by planting another pear selection nearby, such as the later-fruiting Dr. Deer Pear that we offer for an extended season of sweet deer treats.
The ‘Dr. Deer Pear’ Tree is known for providing abundant late fall fruit when many other food sources have long since disappeared. Large clusters of golf ball sized fruit characterize this spectacular wildlife tree. It’s self-fertile, but an increased production of fruit is likely with the presence of another pear cultivar nearby. It can be combined with our other earlier-fruiting selections to have a long season of fruit availability. As such, this is a very special selection that will be of great interest for your wildlife orchards.
Unlike many oaks that drop their acorns early, the Monterrey Oak holds its abundant, sweet acorns well into late fall and early winter—delivering a critical food source when deer need it most, after other forage has faded. What sets this tree apart? Its vigorous growth, adaptability and early seed production.
