If it is just individual trees that need protected, I think a circle of cattle panel works really well. Here is a link to a discussion. Contraption for rolling cattle panels into free-standing tree protection It is much more durable than the flimsy welded wire fence I’ve used in the past, and it can be moved fairly easily for mowing. I also have a 60’ x 100’ area fenced in with 7’ to 8’ plastic deer fencing. It has worked ok for about four years but I’ve had to make various repairs every year. Twice last winter the top monofilament tension wire snapped. Don’t know if it was deer or wind, but after several years the wire seems to be getting brittle. I’ve done a really good job keeping the weeds at bay for three sides of the fence, but for some lazy reason I neglected the fourth side and it is getting overrun with Morning Glories.
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