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Which tree with food for squirrels do you think would do well in a wet shady spot behind my garage?
I have a small property, the spot is 26x23' and after that it hangs over neighbors' properties (behind their garage or in a corner of the yard unused due to water after rains). I am interested in providing food for squirrels. I wondered about:
Swamp Oak
Balsam Fir
White Spruce
White/Red/Weeping Mulberry
I live in Zone 5 (SE Michigan). My tree service recommended Chinquapin Oak but I don't think it will do. I had an oak there before and it got some kind of trunk rot.
Anyone have experience with any likely tree? Thanx
2 Answers
- ShortyGLv 67 years agoFavorite Answer
Plant hazel nut trees (filberts). Plant 2, one of each variety so they can pollinate each other. otherwise you will not get any nuts. It will probably be 3 or 4 years before you get any nuts but once the trees do start producing you can't keep the squirrels away. I know, I got 6 of them in my back yard.
- Anonymous7 years ago
Hazelnut....
