They are surrounded by a ring of hardware cloth. You can see it a bit better in this post. The rings around my goumi bushes are sections of 10 ft long by 4 ft tall fence attached to a t-post opposite of bamboo post via reusable zip ties. It keeps the deer off them. The deer don’t bother them as much as some of my other things but they will still tip them if they get the opportunity. Also, since the hardware cloth has very small holes, if I take a bit of bug netting and put it over the top, it will keep birds out from getting the fruit when it does ripen.
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