pest control for seedling fruit trees

Just like to share a remedy I discovered in northern ontario  canada for mice and rabbit and all other pests , munching on my baby apple and pear trees. I placed spruce or pine branches all around my seedlings. Trees like it and pests don't.  

That's cool!  Should the branches be fresh or dead?  How thick/big a pile are you making?

Hi Mike. Fresh branches is what I tried. 3 or 4 around the seedlings seems to keep the pests uninterested.

Thanks, I'll definitely keep that option in mind.  Welcome to Permies by the way

Sounds interesting...  I'm wondering though, did you have a 'control' where you didn't use evergreen branches? How do we know it really did work?

That's interesting, I wonder if it would work on tent caterpillars? In the youtube below, Paul and Steven are hand picking them off the little tree while they discuss the ins and outs of pest control....