Asked November 01, 2024, 6:43 PM EDT
We have two crab apple trees with 2-3 inch trunks that were planted three years ago. The deer have rubbed the bark off all around on one tree for 18 inches and one one side of the other for at least 12 inches very recently. I covered the wounds with pruning tar. Is there any hope that trees will survive or should they just be replaced next spring? There are two more not damaged, do they need to be watered this fall since the dry weather?
Renville County Minnesota