If you are lucky enough to have some fruit trees, like a cherry tree, in your yard, I am sure I don’t need to tell you, how much enjoyment can come from them. Just eating the delicious fruit, that spawned from your tree, is a rewarding experience in itself. Looking out your back window and seeing a magnificent, glorious cherry tree, is also rewarding. Most people are impressed, just by the fact that you have a cherry tree, because they are usually thought of, by non-gardeners, as some sort of exotic plant.

But, along with the joys that a cherry tree can bring, there are many annoyances. They seem to attract more unwanted creatures, than any other plant in the world. Almost every day, it seems like there is a new type of pestilence swarming the tree, trying to get a nibble of it’s delicious fruits. I can’t say I blame them, but if they want to eat delicious fruits, then they should grow their own trees.

One of the main and most constant problems that most people deal with, is birds eating the fruit off the trees. It can seem almost impossible to get rid of these pests. After all, they can come in from any angle and make a quick getaway, with the cherries. Or, they can sit undetected in the branches and munch away all day. A bird certainly has on it’s side. Those little guys can be a real hassle to catch, or repel.

Look, birds are beautiful creatures and with their colours and singing, they can enhance a garden. In fact they can be a gardener’s ally, by eating many insect pests, but anyone who grows fruit trees will know just how annoying and damaging these birds can be. You can’t really grow your fruit trees in a greenhouse and you don’t want to completely cover your trees, in a tent of shade cloth, so what can you do? Well, there are several different ways, in which you can deter the birds from your house, or certainly from your orchard.

The most used way of repelling birds, is to place a plastic predator, within the vicinity of the house. If you find any animal that usually preys on birds, purchase a plastic version, and usually, the real birds will be instinctual enough to avoid it. These can include snakes, owls hawks, or scarecrows (OK, maybe they don’t eat birds normally. But they sure scare the birds, for some reason). Most of the time you can purchase these at your local gardening store. If you want a different version, or a more lifelike representation, if you can look online, then you’re sure to find something that will work.

If you get a plastic animal of some sort, usually it will cure the bird problem for a while. However, some birds are just really brave, or really stupid and will continue to eat from your trees. Almost any reflective surface, or noisy object will prevent the birds from coming too close. I personally like to use reflective tape, especially designed for scaring birds. You can purchase this at any gardening store. I usually use this in combination with a large assortment of wind chimes, for maximum scaring power. Once you have a plastic animal, along with reflective items and noisy items, almost all birds will be too terrified, to even go close.

While airborne creatures might take a little more, than their share of fruit, you should still consider leaving one tree, exclusively for them. While they might seem like a pest sometimes, birds can be the one thing that livens up your garden. If you’re used to having birds and then all of a sudden you’ve scared them all away, you’ll feel like there is something missing from your yard. This is something that, on the inside, you truly loved, all along.

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