Crabapple with Predator Troubles

I'd shoot the moose!!!

Too sneaky for that. I haven't seen it yet. I went to work the next day and was telling a customer about my crabapple tree trouble, and she said her neighbor bought this tree six times one summer and kept feeding it to the moose. Now I understand the botanical garden keeping their crabapples behind a chain link fence. Hoping to get some growth out of it with a winter fleecing to cover the limbs. This is the first of two big chomps. I've got a tiny bush now.

Does moose taste nice??

We eat lots of moose. Its a dark and rich meat with a mild wild flavor. But hunting them is prohibited unless your in the wild. I would have to turn it over to the BLM if I were to take it on my property. Happens often and there is often controversy as half are unreported and the meat 'stolen'. Not sure what the BLM does with it, probably goes to a shelter.

So it's ok for people to tramp around the bush loaded to the gunnels, but you can't put a bullet in it on your own property!?!?
We have a similarly silly rule over here. If you hit a pheasant (for example) in your car, you cannot stop and pick it up, but anyone following may!

Stopping that rare beast who hunts by hitting thing with his car.....lol. Foolish rules. With a moose the size it is, meat of 1 and 1/2 cow, most don't report and keep all the meat. But someone hearing the shot may report of the shot, things of that nature keep the risk high. I let them pass through.

Is this the Siberian Crabapple that we were in love with for the berries last winter GT.?

This variety is royalty, doesn't fruit very often due to our season. I think Cat, that we were talking a viburnum triloba, the american cranberry. I got one of those too, trying between my new chokecherries. Couldn't hold back......lol.

Your photo 1345 has the Siberian Crabapple I am talking about...lol...I still love that tree.. :o)

Ah, yes! Went and had a look see. Now that i'm at the nursery working, I think that I have discovered the name of that crabapple. Its a Ranetka Crabapple. Seems the hardiest and holds apples well here, been around to get the longest, that kind of thing. We've some in the back lot of the nursery, not that old though.

Great! and Sweet that you are working in a nursery...fun...is it a winter job as well?

I'm hoping so. Its the only one open in winter. No official all winter job yet, but I've proven my merit with knowledge and hard work. I think I'll get to stay around. I've mentioned if I have to look for work during winter, it would be a new job, not a winter job. We'll see fingers crossed! :-)

got mine crossed for you! :o)

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