Flowering Dogwood for deer?

[Charlieyca]

According to USDA, browse preference is medium, protein quantity is low. I haven't seen much browse by deer, but honestly I don't have much experience with it in a woods setting. I have access to about 20 seedlings that are perfect transplant size at home and debating where to put them. Anyone experience use on them by wildlife in general? I dont mind helping all wildlife not exclusive to deer (I also turkey hunt so that's a consideration)

 

[Fish]

They are a great little tree for both spring beauty and a fall berry. I dont see deer messing with them much here. But squirrels and turkeys will sure like them.

 

[Native Hunter]

Not a lot of deer value, but lots of birds and small game use the fruits. Also some bee and insect use of the flowers.

 

[Charlieyca]

They were free and easy to move, wet ground made it quick and easy. Planted them along an edge between mature pines and a road getting partial shade.

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[Fish]

Cant go wrong with a few dogwoods. I knew a forester who killed every one of them he could.. They shaded white oak seedlings you know......
Some falls their leaves are right pretty too.

 

[Charlieyca]

I planted 5 and have 5 more to transplant this fall. I potted them and hope to get a few more roots before putting into the ground.

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[CAS_HNTR]

Deer will eat them a bunch around our parts.....not the best tree overall, but better than a locust

 

[MarkDarvin]

They're highly desired up by me. Red osier gets browsed very hard even during easy winters.

 

[THE LLC]

Never had much luck moving flowering dogwoods.

 

[Charlieyca]

Never had much luck moving flowering dogwoods.

My plant guru grandma said the same. Plant 2 where you want 1. They are easy to dig up and free so i figured it may be worth it. Food is my low hole in the bucket so hopefully these trees help provide some understory growth and food.

 

[Charlieyca]

They're highly desired up by me. Red osier gets browsed very hard even during easy winters.

I planted 5 bareroot redoiser dogwoods and have been amazed at how well they took off. Planted in a low swampy areas right next to some cattails. Tubed 3 and left 2 unprotected to gage browse and allow suckering. One of the tubed ones is almost out of the 5ft tube.