Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Conifers to love, 1 by Weerobin

Weerobin wrote:
Skylands is one of my favorite conifers.
So I was really crushed when my deer friends used it as the focal point of their annual October 'antler-rubbing' thing. It completely girdled the spruce, so all I have left is a golden apron.
I'm hoping it'll put up another leader, but I doubt it'll ever be the Skylands of my imagination.
Here's the poor guy... It's enough to break the heart of any coniferophile.

Edited to say that I agree, the Missouri Botanical Garden is truly fabulous.
I'm a big supporter of the garden, but don't go that often, because I'm always working in my yard.
A beautiful day to be at the MoBot is a beautiful day to be in my yard... A dilemma.

This message was edited May 22, 2010 8:40 AM