Those metal bands, also known as baffles, strapped around trees are not holding the tree together, but they do have a purpose!
If birds and squirrels have been picking your fruit trees bare, there's an easy hack to keep them at bay with something you ...
Q: Could you suggest what to do about squirrels that take all the apples off the tree before they're even ripe? Is there a spray or something that would keep them away? We just moved here last summer ...