Day: September 22, 2022

I went out of my caravan this morning with the intention of watering my two little cherry trees which have been suffering greatly from the continuing absence of rain in these parts. I’m not complaining, but we’re still getting endless days of clear blue skies, very light winds and afternoon temperatures of around 25-26 degrees but no rain. But this is what I found.

Both trees had been attacked by deer, the smaller completely stripped of leaves and the larger almost. I can hardly believe it, after all this time. I’m hoping that the damage won’t be terminal as the leaves on both trees were turning brown and beginning to drop off anyway, plus the small buds at the bases of the leaf stems where they join the trunk are still intact. But I’m no expert and I guess I’ll now just have to wait it out until the spring to see what transpires. I am disappointed though 🙁