@otterear-86hJGLV - Fatsias often look dire during and after winter, but they can be cut back and will produce more new foliage. I can't remember if the Spider's Web one is fully hardy [I know there's one that's not fully hardy ] but it sounds as if it's fine if your others are ok. If you still have some viable growth, it should come away, and if it's been eaten by something and you've now fenced it off, it should be fine. Strange if only one has been eaten, but maybe they reckoned it wasn't very palatable
If you have a photo, that can help too. The icon that looks like hills is the one for pix, and if you keep them small [around 1MB or less is ideal] they'll load more easily.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
These are 50' apart. I expect a little bit of chomping but not the whole bush! I am pretty sure its either deer or rabbits. The one that has no leaves does have a top where more growth will come out. Im wondering if I should eliminate the "stems?
Can something reach over the top of your little fence @otterear-86hJGLV ? If so it would be deer rather than rabbits, but yes - there's a viable 'crown' there, so it should still be alive. I'd leave the stems and leaves that are still there for now, and that will just provide a bit of protection from any bad weather, and you can then take a view on it in a month or two, depending on the conditions. and trim the old stuff off. You might have to consider that the fence will need to be bigger in height, and also in a larger diameter, as any new growth poking through it would be vulnerable, but see how it gets on. Your location would determine whether it could be muntjac - they aren't present all over the UK.
If you had a wildlife camera, that would help determine what's eating it, but I don't think it's rabbits. The height is a bit too much unless they can reach from another source nearby. They'd need to be pretty Hank Marvin to eat that whole plant too!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We have placed the fencing around it the other day. I know we should have done this much earlier since this is the second year the destruction has happened. I had to look up muntjac! I was picturing a cross between deer and jack rabbits . We have black tail deer here in the Pacific Northwest. I live in zone 8a. I really appreciate your help!
Ah - that makes a difference then @otterear-86hJGLV - I thought you were in the UK somewhere You'll just have to keep an eye on the plants and see what works for you, but a physical barrier is often the best method, if not the prettiest one.
Muntjac are only present in southern parts of the UK . Pretty ugly. We have lovely red and roe deer up here in Scotland [and a couple of others] but roe are the most commonly seen in more inhabited areas. In more remote, and northern areas, reds dominate. Very common all over the Highlands. There are quite a lot of roe deer around me but they don't usually come into gardens. Plenty of good habitat for them, but during the pandemic, they were seen more often as I think they took a holiday from their usual home - the motorway a few miles away, where there's a little established colony.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The "destruction" took place over time like the last 3 months. I needed a second pair of hands to set up the fencing. Now I had to look up Hank Marvin! One of our dogs was named Starving Marvin because he was always hungry! So we will adjust fencing as time goes on. Thank again.
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If you still have some viable growth, it should come away, and if it's been eaten by something and you've now fenced it off, it should be fine. Strange if only one has been eaten, but maybe they reckoned it wasn't very palatable
If you have a photo, that can help too. The icon that looks like hills is the one for pix, and if you keep them small [around 1MB or less is ideal] they'll load more easily.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
These are 50' apart. I expect a little bit of chomping but not the whole bush! I am pretty sure its either deer or rabbits. The one that has no leaves does have a top where more growth will come out. Im wondering if I should eliminate the "stems?
I'd leave the stems and leaves that are still there for now, and that will just provide a bit of protection from any bad weather, and you can then take a view on it in a month or two, depending on the conditions. and trim the old stuff off.
You might have to consider that the fence will need to be bigger in height, and also in a larger diameter, as any new growth poking through it would be vulnerable, but see how it gets on.
Your location would determine whether it could be muntjac - they aren't present all over the UK.
If you had a wildlife camera, that would help determine what's eating it, but I don't think it's rabbits. The height is a bit too much unless they can reach from another source nearby. They'd need to be pretty Hank Marvin to eat that whole plant too!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
You'll just have to keep an eye on the plants and see what works for you, but a physical barrier is often the best method, if not the prettiest one.
Muntjac are only present in southern parts of the UK . Pretty ugly. We have lovely red and roe deer up here in Scotland [and a couple of others] but roe are the most commonly seen in more inhabited areas. In more remote, and northern areas, reds dominate. Very common all over the Highlands. There are quite a lot of roe deer around me but they don't usually come into gardens. Plenty of good habitat for them, but during the pandemic, they were seen more often as I think they took a holiday from their usual home - the motorway a few miles away, where there's a little established colony.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Good luck with the Fatsias though - hopefully they'll all be fine
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...