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<pre>I have just finished reading an article on hares rabbits and sunburn. I
have not come across any article on kangaroos or wallabies. Has anyone
got roos or wallabies on or
near their property and do they cause a problem for young trees or older
trees.
The property I'm looking at has quite a lot of roo activity on it.
I would appreciate any comments from the group

Andrew & Val Brown
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<pre>>From: Andrew Brown <drewbrow@senet.com.au>
>
>I have just finished reading an article on hares rabbits and sunburn. I
>have not come across any article on kangaroos or wallabies. Has anyone
>got roos or wallabies on or
>near their property and do they cause a problem for young trees or older
>trees.
>The property I'm looking at has quite a lot of roo activity on it.
>I would appreciate any comments from the group
>
>Andrew & Val Brown


Andrew & Val

We have Eastern Grey kangaroos who come onto the property. They do have a
nibble at the foliage, but don't seem too impressed with the taste, so
usually go back to eating the grass and grapes. Not enough of a problem to
bother doing anything about.

Mike Wilson.
Hunter Valley.
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<pre>Hi Andrew

I have heard several people complain of problems with kangaroos - but I have
5 that live in the olive grove. The trees vary in age from 3 years to just
planted and apart from one or two that look like someone might have sat on
them I have found no problems.

Cheers

Kent
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Brown <drewbrow@senet.com.au>
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Sent: Wednesday, 16 February, 2000 12:37 PM
Subject: [OliveOil] Kangaroos & Wallabies


> From: Andrew Brown <drewbrow@senet.com.au>
>
> I have just finished reading an article on hares rabbits and sunburn. I
> have not come across any article on kangaroos or wallabies. Has anyone
> got roos or wallabies on or
> near their property and do they cause a problem for young trees or older
> trees.
> The property I'm looking at has quite a lot of roo activity on it.
> I would appreciate any comments from the group
>
> Andrew & Val Brown
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<pre>Lucky Mike in the Hunter Valley. Further down the coast in the Bega Valley
our experience with Kangaroos and Wallabies is that you must protect new
planting's using stakes and grow bags.

The Wallabies come out of the bush and can strip the leaves off a young
olive tree. The Kangaroos tend to "box" the growing tree and snap off the
top shoot. As the olive tree grows outside the grow bag I move the bag
further up the stakes until the main trunk is high enough off the ground and
out of reach of both marsupials.

Rabbits can, and will, chew around the trunk of a newly planted olive tree
and ringbark the stem. Of course, the olive tree then dies.

Although the grow bags are an added expense and labour component they sure
save an newly planted olive orchard which might be planted close to the
bush.

Regards,

Phil
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