Wild visitors

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=105 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>  </B><B>                                                                    </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spirit and Nature_Alan Lorefice"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>       </B>back to<B>  </B><A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A Grove project "><U><B>A Grove project  </B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="090c8212ezvthe.png"> <div> <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The trees"><U>The trees</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Their home"><U>Their home</U></A></div> <div> <B>Wild visitors</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Their plant neighbors"><U>Their plant neighbors</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Winter"><U>Preparing for Winter</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="southwest_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Winter Injury"><U>Winter Injury</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Spring"><U>Preparing for Spring</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id162.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Water"><U>Water</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="preparing_for_winter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Winter 2002"><U>Preparing for Winter 2002</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="preparing_for_spring.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Spring 2003 "><U>Preparing for Spring  2003 </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="preparing_for_spring189.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Spring 2003 (page 2)"><U>Preparing for Spring  2003 (page 2)</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="preparing_for_spring196.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Spring 2003 (page 3)"><U>Preparing for Spring  2003 (page 3)</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="winter_preparations2003_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Winter 2003"><U>Preparing for Winter 2003</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="winter_preparations2003_2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Winter 2003 (page 2)"><U>Preparing for Winter 2003 (page 2)</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="winter_preparations_2003_3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Winter 2003 (page 3)"><U>Preparing for Winter 2003 (page 3)</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="winter_preparations_2003_4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Winter 2003 (page 4)"><U>Preparing for Winter 2003 (page 4)</U></A></div> <bR> <div> The trees get many visitors.I am raising the trees organically and trying to apply the principle of harmlessness as much as possible.  I reason the trees should be able to provide for other beings besides just us.  So, unless they are really wreaking havoc, I let them go about their business.  Sometimes I fence them out (deer and groundhogs) sometimes I just move them elsewhere (Japanese beetles).  It has worked so far, although I have had a few painful  surprises and some unplanned fencing stints.  </div> </td> <td valign="top" height=375 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="0ce58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>