Great idea! I wish I would have used those from the start when I planted my trees instead of flimsier wire fencing. From now on I’m going to try to use cattle panel. I’ve done one so far, but it is a football shaped guard made from two 8 footers. The disadvantage of the football shaped guard vs. circular is that the deer can get a little closer to the tree to nibble on some branches, but the trunk and most branches are still protected. It’s also not quite as stable as a circle. An advantage is that 8 footers are easier to bring home in a pickup truck, but they are also more expensive. It was fairly easy to put up with one person, but the longer you make the cross brace the harder it is to handle. Here’s kinda what it looks like:
On a side note, I’ve used cattle panel for tomato cages and it is very difficult to bend into a small diameter circle. I think I ended up using a conduit bender but it took awhile.
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