{"title":"Wildlife Orchard Bundles","description":"\u003cp\u003eReady-made plantings for deer, elk, turkeys, upland birds and rabbits in cold country. Each bundle is built around one animal and what it actually eats and hides in through the year. Every apple, crab and pear is on full-size roots (Dolgo, Spy 227 or Ussurian pear), and the fruit trees in each bundle bloom together so they pollenize each other. Most bundles are hardy to zone 2 or 3. Check the zone on each one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlan on caging or fencing every tree. For why these plants work, how to lay them out, spacing, protection and the baiting rules, read the guide for your animal: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/whitetail-deer-orchard-guide\"\u003ewhitetail deer\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/mule-deer-habitat-planting-guide\"\u003emule deer\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/elk-habitat-planting-guide\"\u003eelk\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/wild-turkey-habitat-planting-guide\"\u003ewild turkey\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ruffed-grouse-habitat-planting-guide\"\u003eruffed grouse\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/pheasant-winter-cover-planting-guide\"\u003epheasant\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sharp-tailed-grouse-habitat-planting-guide\"\u003esharp-tailed grouse\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cottontail-rabbit-cover-planting-guide\"\u003ecottontail\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"whitetail-late-season-orchard","title":"Whitetail Late Season Orchard (4 Trees) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour full-size apple trees picked for whitetail in the fall up north. Two are \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kerr-crab\"\u003eKerr Applecrab\u003c\/a\u003e, which doesn't drop its fruit and stands up to very late frosts, and the other two are \u003ca href=\"\/products\/haralson-apple\"\u003eHaralson\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/frostbite-apple\"\u003eFrostbite\u003c\/a\u003e, which ripen late September into mid October.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 trees: 2 Kerr Applecrab (Dolgo full size, 4-6 ft.), 1 Haralson Apple (Spy 227 full size, 4-6 ft.), 1 Frostbite Apple (Dolgo full size, 4-6 ft.). Pruned to 5 ft. for shipping. Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 2b (winters to about -45°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFruit timing\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHaralson and Frostbite ripen late Sept to mid Oct. Kerr ripens late Sept to early Oct and doesn't drop (University of Saskatchewan). How long it hangs on your place varies, and we're starting a drop log to find out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll three bloom mid season (group 4 of 7), so Haralson and Frostbite pollenize Kerr and each other.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRootstock\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull size only: Dolgo and Spy 227. No dwarfs or semi-dwarfs.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAlso feeds\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eElk, moose and turkeys.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull-size trees usually take 5 to 6 years to bear. That's the trade for a tree that gets up out of browse reach and lasts for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProtect Them\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeer, elk and moose browse young plants hard, and bucks rub trunks in fall. Cage each tree until it's out of reach: a welded-wire cage about 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. across works for deer. Where elk come through, MSU recommends an 8 ft. fence with a top rail. Trunk tubes alone won't stop rubs. Water with drip the first couple of summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBear country:\u003c\/strong\u003e fruit draws black bears and grizzlies. Plant well away from houses and outbuildings, and use electric fence where bears are around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. Rules on fruit or nuts you pick, move or pile up vary by state, so check your state's hunting regs before you hunt over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full how-to (why these plants work, spacing, protection and timing), read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/whitetail-deer-orchard-guide\"\u003ewhitetail deer orchard guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other wildlife bundles on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles\"\u003ewildlife orchard bundles\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos: white-tailed buck by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:White-tailed_Deer_Karl_E_Mundt_National_Wildlife_Refuge_(52389055799).jpg\"\u003eU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u003c\/a\u003e (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45838645395522,"sku":null,"price":269.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/files\/1920px-White-tailed_Deer_Karl_E_Mundt_National_Wildlife_Refuge__2852389055799_29.jpg?v=1793317858"},{"product_id":"whitetail-early-season-orchard","title":"Whitetail Early Season Orchard (4 Trees) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour full-size trees that put fruit on the ground for whitetail in late summer and early bow season. Two applecrabs (\u003ca href=\"\/products\/centennial-apple-crab\"\u003eCentennial\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/trailman-crab\"\u003eTrailman\u003c\/a\u003e) and two Russian pears (\u003ca href=\"\/products\/krazulya-pear\"\u003eKrazulya\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/larinskaya-pear\"\u003eLarinskaya\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 trees: 1 Centennial Applecrab (Dolgo full size, 3-5 ft.), 1 Trailman Applecrab (Dolgo full size, 5-7 ft., pruned to 5 ft. for shipping), 1 Krazulya Pear (Ussurian full size, 3-5 ft.), 1 Larinskaya Pear (Ussurian full size, 3-5 ft.). Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 2b (winters to about -45°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFruit timing\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCentennial ripens mid to late Aug and Trailman late Aug to early Sept. The pears ripen in late summer, and pear fruit drops easily in wind (NDSU), which suits deer just fine.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCentennial and Trailman pollenize each other. Krazulya and Larinskaya pollenize each other.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRootstock\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull size only: Dolgo for the crabs and Ussurian pear for the pears.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAlso feeds\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTurkeys and songbirds.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePair It With the Late Season Orchard\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdd the whitetail late season orchard and you've got fruit from August into late fall, or get both together as the Whitetail Full Season Orchard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull-size trees usually take 5 to 6 years to bear. That's the trade for a tree that gets up out of browse reach and lasts for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProtect Them\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeer, elk and moose browse young plants hard, and bucks rub trunks in fall. Cage each tree until it's out of reach: a welded-wire cage about 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. across works for deer. Where elk come through, MSU recommends an 8 ft. fence with a top rail. Trunk tubes alone won't stop rubs. Water with drip the first couple of summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBear country:\u003c\/strong\u003e early fruit lands right when bears are bulking up for winter. Plant these well away from houses and outbuildings and use electric fence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. Rules on fruit or nuts you pick, move or pile up vary by state, so check your state's hunting regs before you hunt over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full how-to (why these plants work, spacing, protection and timing), read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/whitetail-deer-orchard-guide\"\u003ewhitetail deer orchard guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other wildlife bundles on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles\"\u003ewildlife orchard bundles\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos: white-tailed deer by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Deer_Eating_Apple_(54076330393).jpg\"\u003eLuca Pfeiffer, National Park Service\u003c\/a\u003e (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45838651719746,"sku":null,"price":239.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/files\/1920px-Deer_Eating_Apple__2854076330393_29.jpg?v=1793317858"},{"product_id":"turkey-whitetail-plum-thicket","title":"Turkey \u0026 Whitetail Plum Thicket (11 Plants) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eA plum and cherry thicket for turkeys and whitetail: fruit in late summer and thick cover to hide in the rest of the year. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/native-american-plum-bundle-of-2\"\u003eNative American plum\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/prairie-red-plum-bundle-of-2\"\u003ePrairie Red plum\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/chokecherry-bundle-of-5\"\u003echokecherry\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/nanking-cherry-bundle-of-3\"\u003eNanking cherry\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 plants: Native American Plum (3), Prairie Red Plum (2, 3-5 ft.), Chokecherry (3, 3-5 ft.), Nanking Cherry (3, 2-3 ft.). Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 2 (winters to about -50°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhy these\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNWTF counts chokecherry as native soft mast for Merriam's turkeys, and leftover plums are winter food for turkeys. NRCS calls plum twigs and foliage highly preferred browse for whitetail and mule deer, and plum thickets give wildlife valuable protective shelter. Nanking cherry is deer browse and songbird fruit.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFruit timing\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlums ripen Aug to Sept. Chokecherries ripen in late summer.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe native plum seedlings are all different genetically, so they pollenize each other and the Prairie Red. Plant the three Nankings together so they pollenize each other.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep livestock away from chokecherry.\u003c\/strong\u003e The leaves, bark, stems and pits are toxic to livestock, especially cattle and sheep, and wilted leaves are the worst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProtect Them\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeer, elk and moose browse young plants hard, and bucks rub trunks in fall. Cage each tree until it's out of reach: a welded-wire cage about 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. across works for deer. Where elk come through, MSU recommends an 8 ft. fence with a top rail. Trunk tubes alone won't stop rubs. Water with drip the first couple of summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBear country:\u003c\/strong\u003e fruit draws black bears and grizzlies. Plant well away from houses and outbuildings, and use electric fence where bears are around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. Rules on fruit or nuts you pick, move or pile up vary by state, so check your state's hunting regs before you hunt over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full how-to (why these plants work, spacing, protection and timing), read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/wild-turkey-habitat-planting-guide\"\u003ewild turkey planting guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other wildlife bundles on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles\"\u003ewildlife orchard bundles\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos: wild turkeys by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wild_Turkey_and_Poults_Karl_E_Mundt_National_Wildlife_Refuge_(52390945281).jpg\"\u003eU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u003c\/a\u003e (public domain); American plum by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Prunus_americana_-_American_(wild)_plum_-_Flickr_-_Matt_Lavin.jpg\"\u003eMatt Lavin\u003c\/a\u003e (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45838651752514,"sku":null,"price":299.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/files\/1920px-Wild_Turkey_and_Poults_Karl_E_Mundt_National_Wildlife_Refuge__2852390945281_29.jpg?v=1793317859"},{"product_id":"pheasant-winter-cover-starter","title":"Pheasant Winter Cover Starter (22 Plants) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe shrub and small-tree rows of a pheasant winter shelterbelt: plants that catch snow and hold fruit into winter. Every species here is on South Dakota's Woody Habitat list for wildlife shelterbelts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 plants: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/buffaloberry-bundle-of-5\"\u003eBuffaloberry\u003c\/a\u003e (5), \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sea-buckthorn-bundle-of-5\"\u003eSea Buckthorn\u003c\/a\u003e (5), \u003ca href=\"\/products\/golden-currant-bundle-of-3\"\u003eGolden Currant\u003c\/a\u003e (3), \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mountain-ash-bundle-of-2\"\u003eMountain Ash\u003c\/a\u003e (3), \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hawthorne-bundle-of-2\"\u003eHawthorn\u003c\/a\u003e (3), \u003ca href=\"\/products\/dolgo-crabapple-bundle-of-2\"\u003eDolgo Crabapple\u003c\/a\u003e (2) and 1 \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rescue-apple-crab\"\u003eRescue Applecrab\u003c\/a\u003e (Dolgo full size, 4-6 ft., pruned to 5 ft.). Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 3 (winters to about -40°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWinter food\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNorth Dakota Game \u0026amp; Fish recommends native suckering shrubs that bear fruit for late fall and early winter food. Sea buckthorn berries hang on from September through winter, and mountain ash berries stay on the tree all winter.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBuffaloberry and sea buckthorn come as male and female plants, and five of each gives good odds of both. Rescue pollenizes the Dolgos.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThis Is a Starter, Not the Whole Belt\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePheasants need wide winter cover. South Dakota GFP says 9 or more rows are needed, because narrow belts fill in with snow. University of Minnesota Extension lays it out as two shrub rows on the windward side to catch drifting snow, then four or more conifer rows, then one or two shrub rows on the leeward side, with shrubs 3 to 6 ft. apart in the row. Use this bundle for the shrub rows and add conifers as you go. Put any food plot on the windward side, close to the cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCost-Share\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouth Dakota's Woody Habitat Program reimburses 75% of wildlife shelterbelt costs (90% if it's enrolled in public access). In Montana, FWP's Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program and NRCS EQIP (practices 380 and 612) fund shelterbelts. Most programs need a plan approved before you buy. Minnesota's RIM easements take natives only, and sea buckthorn and Dolgo aren't native.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeads up:\u003c\/strong\u003e sea buckthorn suckers hard and will spread. Plant it where that's what you want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProtect Them\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeer, elk and moose browse young plants hard, and bucks rub trunks in fall. Cage each tree until it's out of reach: a welded-wire cage about 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. across works for deer. Where elk come through, MSU recommends an 8 ft. fence with a top rail. Trunk tubes alone won't stop rubs. Water with drip the first couple of summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. Rules on fruit or nuts you pick, move or pile up vary by state, so check your state's hunting regs before you hunt over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full how-to (why these plants work, spacing, protection and timing), read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/pheasant-winter-cover-planting-guide\"\u003epheasant winter cover guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other wildlife bundles on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles\"\u003ewildlife orchard bundles\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos: pheasant by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ring-necked_Pheasant_(24126518932).jpg\"\u003eU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u003c\/a\u003e (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45838651785282,"sku":null,"price":539.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/files\/Ring-necked_Pheasant__2824126518932_29.jpg?v=1793317860"},{"product_id":"elk-country-fruit-browse","title":"Elk Country Fruit \u0026 Browse (13 Plants) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor landowners who want elk around. The heart of it is the browse elk use most, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/aspen-bundle-of-3\"\u003easpen\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/serviceberry-bundle-of-5\"\u003eserviceberry\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/chokecherry-bundle-of-5\"\u003echokecherry\u003c\/a\u003e, plus two full-size applecrabs you keep fenced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 plants: Aspen (3, 2-3 ft. seedlings), Serviceberry (5, 2-3 ft.), Chokecherry (3, 3-5 ft.), 1 \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kerr-crab\"\u003eKerr Applecrab\u003c\/a\u003e (Dolgo full size, 4-6 ft.) and 1 \u003ca href=\"\/products\/trailman-crab\"\u003eTrailman Applecrab\u003c\/a\u003e (Dolgo full size, 5-7 ft.). Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 2 (winters to about -50°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhy these\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe US Forest Service lists willow, aspen, serviceberry and cherries among the best-documented elk browse, and in Montana elk often browse every serviceberry twig they can reach. Elk are mostly grazers, so think of this as winter and transition browse, not a magnet.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKerr and Trailman bloom together and pollenize each other.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFence It First\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMSU recommends an 8 ft. fence with a top rail wherever elk come through. Where elk winter, plan on keeping the applecrabs fenced for good. Once the aspen and shrubs are tall, you can pull the fence in to just the crabs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep livestock away from chokecherry.\u003c\/strong\u003e The leaves, bark, stems and pits are toxic to livestock, especially cattle and sheep, and wilted leaves are the worst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBear country:\u003c\/strong\u003e fruit draws black bears and grizzlies. Plant well away from houses and outbuildings, and use electric fence where bears are around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. Rules on fruit or nuts you pick, move or pile up vary by state, so check your state's hunting regs before you hunt over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full how-to (why these plants work, spacing, protection and timing), read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/elk-habitat-planting-guide\"\u003eelk planting guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other wildlife bundles on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles\"\u003ewildlife orchard bundles\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos: bull elk by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bull_Elk_(50829059927).png\"\u003eU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u003c\/a\u003e (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45838651883586,"sku":null,"price":369.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/files\/1920px-Bull_Elk__2850829059927_29.png?v=1793317867"},{"product_id":"ruffed-grouse-edge-planting","title":"Ruffed Grouse Edge Planting (12 Plants) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eA woodland-edge planting for ruffed grouse: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/aspen-bundle-of-3\"\u003easpen\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/american-hazelnut-bundle-of-3\"\u003eAmerican hazelnut\u003c\/a\u003e for winter catkins and buds, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hawthorne-bundle-of-2\"\u003ehawthorn\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mountain-ash-bundle-of-2\"\u003emountain ash\u003c\/a\u003e for fruit that hangs on into winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 plants: Aspen (3, 2-3 ft. seedlings), American Hazelnut (3, 2-3 ft.), Hawthorn (3), Mountain Ash (3, 3-5 ft.). Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 3 (winters to about -40°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhy these\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Ruffed Grouse Society calls aspen catkins a survival food, and Michigan DNR notes hazel catkins are eaten in winter. Hawthorn berries were a major ruffed grouse food in Montana's Bridger Mountains and hang on well past first frost. Mountain ash berries stay on the tree all winter.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHazelnut needs two different plants, and these three seedlings are all different. Aspen comes as male and female trees, and these are seedlings, so sex is unknown until they bloom.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Plant for Grouse\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant along woodland edges and in openings. Three aspen won't make a covert on their own, but aspen suckers, and in a few years they'll start a clone you can cut in patches to keep it young. Grouse like aspen stands 5 to 20 years old. Leave a downed log 10 in. or bigger for drumming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProtect Them\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeer, elk and moose browse young plants hard, and bucks rub trunks in fall. Cage each tree until it's out of reach: a welded-wire cage about 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. across works for deer. Where elk come through, MSU recommends an 8 ft. fence with a top rail. Trunk tubes alone won't stop rubs. Water with drip the first couple of summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBear country:\u003c\/strong\u003e fruit draws black bears and grizzlies. Plant well away from houses and outbuildings, and use electric fence where bears are around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. Rules on fruit or nuts you pick, move or pile up vary by state, so check your state's hunting regs before you hunt over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full how-to (why these plants work, spacing, protection and timing), read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ruffed-grouse-habitat-planting-guide\"\u003eruffed grouse planting guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other wildlife bundles on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles\"\u003ewildlife orchard bundles\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos: ruffed grouse by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ruffed_Grouse_(18645551408).jpg\"\u003eU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u003c\/a\u003e (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45838651916354,"sku":null,"price":279.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/files\/Ruffed_Grouse__2818645551408_29.jpg?v=1793317860"},{"product_id":"whitetail-full-season-orchard","title":"Whitetail Full Season Orchard (8 Trees) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoth of our whitetail orchards in one box: eight full-size trees with fruit from August into late fall. The early season orchard (\u003ca href=\"\/products\/centennial-apple-crab\"\u003eCentennial\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/trailman-crab\"\u003eTrailman\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/krazulya-pear\"\u003eKrazulya\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/larinskaya-pear\"\u003eLarinskaya\u003c\/a\u003e) plus the late season orchard (two \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kerr-crab\"\u003eKerr\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/haralson-apple\"\u003eHaralson\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/frostbite-apple\"\u003eFrostbite\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 trees: 2 Kerr Applecrab, 1 Haralson Apple, 1 Frostbite Apple, 1 Centennial Applecrab, 1 Trailman Applecrab (all on Dolgo or Spy 227 full size), plus 1 Krazulya and 1 Larinskaya Pear (Ussurian full size). 3-7 ft. trees, pruned to 5 ft. for shipping. Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 2b (winters to about -45°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFruit timing\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePears and early crabs in August, Centennial and Trailman into early September, Haralson and Frostbite late Sept to mid Oct, and Kerr, which doesn't drop.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEvery tree has a partner blooming at the same time: the crabs and apples pollenize each other, and the two pears pollenize each other.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRootstock\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull size only. No dwarfs or semi-dwarfs.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAlso feeds\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eElk, moose and turkeys.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull-size trees usually take 5 to 6 years to bear. That's the trade for a tree that gets up out of browse reach and lasts for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProtect Them\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeer, elk and moose browse young plants hard, and bucks rub trunks in fall. Cage each tree until it's out of reach: a welded-wire cage about 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. across works for deer. Where elk come through, MSU recommends an 8 ft. fence with a top rail. Trunk tubes alone won't stop rubs. Water with drip the first couple of summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBear country:\u003c\/strong\u003e fruit draws black bears and grizzlies. Plant well away from houses and outbuildings, and use electric fence where bears are around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. 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Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 2 (winters to about -50°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhy these\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe US Forest Service calls silver buffaloberry the best native winter food source for sharp-tailed grouse on the northern Great Plains, and Montana sharptails feed mainly on its buds in winter. Chokecherry and plum add fruit and buds.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe plum seedlings pollenize each other.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuffaloberries come as separate male and female plants, and these are seedlings, so the sex of each one is unknown until it blooms. Plant them all together to give yourself the best odds of both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSharptails Don't Want Trees\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrees give hawks and owls a perch. Minnesota DNR says no trees within half a mile of a dancing ground (lek), and North Dakota guidance says to keep woody cover under half the area, keep plants under 15 ft. and never plant into native prairie. Native plum can reach 24 ft., so plant these as scattered low clumps, keep the plum in draws well away from any lek, and cut the chokecherry and plum back when they get tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep livestock away from chokecherry.\u003c\/strong\u003e The leaves, bark, stems and pits are toxic to livestock, especially cattle and sheep, and wilted leaves are the worst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. Rules on fruit or nuts you pick, move or pile up vary by state, so check your state's hunting regs before you hunt over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full how-to (why these plants work, spacing, protection and timing), read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sharp-tailed-grouse-habitat-planting-guide\"\u003esharp-tailed grouse planting guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other wildlife bundles on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles\"\u003ewildlife orchard bundles\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos: sharp-tailed grouse by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Sharp-Tailed_Grouse_(26089894256)_(cropped).jpg\"\u003eU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u003c\/a\u003e (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45840799465538,"sku":null,"price":249.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/files\/Sharp-Tailed_Grouse__2826089894256_29__28cropped_29.jpg?v=1793317860"},{"product_id":"wild-turkey-winter-fruit","title":"Wild Turkey Winter Fruit (9 Plants) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eFruit for wild turkeys from late summer on, with hawthorn that holds past frost. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/dolgo-crabapple-bundle-of-2\"\u003eDolgo crabapples\u003c\/a\u003e with a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rescue-apple-crab\"\u003eRescue applecrab\u003c\/a\u003e to pollenize them, plus \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hawthorne-bundle-of-2\"\u003ehawthorn\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/golden-currant-bundle-of-3\"\u003egolden currant\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9 plants: Dolgo Crabapple (2, 2-3 ft.), 1 Rescue Applecrab (Dolgo full size, 4-6 ft., pruned to 5 ft.), Hawthorn (3), Golden Currant (3, 3-5 ft.). Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 3 (winters to about -40°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhy these\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFor northern range turkeys, NWTF recommends apple trees and shrubs that hold their fruit through winter. A habitat consultant quoted by NWTF says crab apples are phenomenal for turkeys. The US Forest Service lists hawthorn as a turkey food, and NWTF counts golden currant as native soft mast for Merriam's.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDolgo blooms early and Rescue early-mid, close enough that Rescue pollenizes the Dolgos.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Plant for Turkeys\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant on woodland edges, where turkeys feed most, and on south or west slopes that melt off first. Turkeys roost in big trees, so put this near mature ponderosa pine or cottonwood if you have them. Black Hills hens roosted almost entirely in big ponderosas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProtect Them\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeer, elk and moose browse young plants hard, and bucks rub trunks in fall. Cage each tree until it's out of reach: a welded-wire cage about 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. across works for deer. Where elk come through, MSU recommends an 8 ft. fence with a top rail. Trunk tubes alone won't stop rubs. Water with drip the first couple of summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBear country:\u003c\/strong\u003e fruit draws black bears and grizzlies. Plant well away from houses and outbuildings, and use electric fence where bears are around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. Rules on fruit or nuts you pick, move or pile up vary by state, so check your state's hunting regs before you hunt over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full how-to (why these plants work, spacing, protection and timing), read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/wild-turkey-habitat-planting-guide\"\u003ewild turkey planting guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other wildlife bundles on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles\"\u003ewildlife orchard bundles\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos: wild turkeys by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wild_Turkey_Karl_E_Mundt_NWR_(53369006265).jpg\"\u003eU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u003c\/a\u003e (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45840799498306,"sku":null,"price":279.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/files\/Wild_Turkey_Karl_E_Mundt_NWR__2853369006265_29.jpg?v=1793317860"},{"product_id":"mule-deer-winter-browse","title":"Mule Deer Winter Browse (17 Plants) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe shrubs mule deer browse through winter, planted as clumps in a draw or along a coulee: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/chokecherry-bundle-of-5\"\u003echokecherry\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/native-american-plum-bundle-of-2\"\u003enative American plum\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/buffaloberry-bundle-of-5\"\u003esilver buffaloberry\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/golden-currant-bundle-of-3\"\u003egolden currant\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rocky-mountain-juniper-bundle-of-3\"\u003eRocky Mountain juniper\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 plants: Chokecherry (3, 3-5 ft.), Native American Plum (3), Buffaloberry (5, 2-3 ft.), Golden Currant (3, 3-5 ft.), Rocky Mountain Juniper (3, 8-15 in.). Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 2 (winters to about -50°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhy these\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChokecherry is a preferred mule deer browse on winter ranges across the Intermountain West and Northern Plains (US Forest Service). Buffaloberry is important winter browse in North Dakota, and NRCS calls plum highly preferred browse for mule deer. Golden currant is a preferred shrub in Great Plains draws, and juniper is winter forage and cover.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe plum seedlings pollenize each other.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuffaloberry and juniper come as separate male and female plants, and these are seedlings, so the sex of each one is unknown until it blooms. Plant them all together to give yourself the best odds of both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Plant for Mule Deer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMule deer avoid dense thickets when they feed, so plant scattered clumps, not a solid wall. Habitat guidelines for the Great Plains keep woody cover to about 30 to 40% of the area. Woody draws are some of the most valuable mule deer habitat on the plains. Keep livestock off the planting, and if you fence, use wildlife-friendly fence (42 in. max with a smooth bottom wire at least 18 in. off the ground).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep junipers away from your fruit.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rocky Mountain juniper hosts cedar-apple rust and its cousin rusts, which also hit crabs, hawthorn, serviceberry, pears and mountain ash. University of Minnesota Extension says keeping junipers a few hundred yards away cuts the problem down, though spores can travel farther.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep livestock away from chokecherry.\u003c\/strong\u003e The leaves, bark, stems and pits are toxic to livestock, especially cattle and sheep, and wilted leaves are the worst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProtect Them\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeer, elk and moose browse young plants hard, and bucks rub trunks in fall. Cage each tree until it's out of reach: a welded-wire cage about 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. across works for deer. Where elk come through, MSU recommends an 8 ft. fence with a top rail. Trunk tubes alone won't stop rubs. Water with drip the first couple of summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBear country:\u003c\/strong\u003e fruit draws black bears and grizzlies. Plant well away from houses and outbuildings, and use electric fence where bears are around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. Rules on fruit or nuts you pick, move or pile up vary by state, so check your state's hunting regs before you hunt over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full how-to (why these plants work, spacing, protection and timing), read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/mule-deer-habitat-planting-guide\"\u003emule deer planting guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other wildlife bundles on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles\"\u003ewildlife orchard bundles\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos: mule deer by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mule_deer_on_Seedskadee_National_Wildlife_Refuge_(52635912400).jpg\"\u003eU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u003c\/a\u003e (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45840799531074,"sku":null,"price":409.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/files\/1920px-Mule_deer_on_Seedskadee_National_Wildlife_Refuge__2852635912400_29.jpg?v=1793317859"},{"product_id":"whitetail-pear-orchard","title":"Whitetail Pear Orchard (4 Pears) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour full-size pears for whitetail. Pears are heavy producers, and these four Russian varieties handle cold country: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/krazulya-pear\"\u003eKrazulya\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/larinskaya-pear\"\u003eLarinskaya\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bolshaya-pear\"\u003eBolshaya\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/vekovaya-pear\"\u003eVekovaya\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 trees on Ussurian pear (full size): Krazulya and Larinskaya (3-5 ft., one year older), Bolshaya and Vekovaya (3-5 ft.). Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 2b (winters to about -45°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFruit timing\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKrazulya ripens first in late summer, and the other three follow mid season. Pear fruit drops easily in wind (NDSU), which suits deer fine.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll four bloom early-mid (group 3 of 7), so they pollenize each other.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRootstock\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUssurian pear, full size and the hardiest pear rootstock we grow.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe National Deer Association says pears produce the most fruit by weight of any orchard tree and recommends European and hybrid pears for zones 3 and 4. Plant them 20 to 25 ft. apart in full sun, out of frost pockets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull-size trees usually take 5 to 6 years to bear. That's the trade for a tree that gets up out of browse reach and lasts for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProtect Them\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeer, elk and moose browse young plants hard, and bucks rub trunks in fall. Cage each tree until it's out of reach: a welded-wire cage about 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. across works for deer. Where elk come through, MSU recommends an 8 ft. fence with a top rail. Trunk tubes alone won't stop rubs. Water with drip the first couple of summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBear country:\u003c\/strong\u003e fruit draws black bears and grizzlies. Plant well away from houses and outbuildings, and use electric fence where bears are around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. Rules on fruit or nuts you pick, move or pile up vary by state, so check your state's hunting regs before you hunt over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full how-to (why these plants work, spacing, protection and timing), read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/whitetail-deer-orchard-guide\"\u003ewhitetail deer orchard guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other wildlife bundles on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles\"\u003ewildlife orchard bundles\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos: white-tailed deer by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:White-tailed_Deer_(4818822735).jpg\"\u003eU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u003c\/a\u003e (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45840799563842,"sku":null,"price":194.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/files\/White-tailed_Deer__284818822735_29.jpg?v=1793317861"},{"product_id":"whitetail-turkey-acorn-grove","title":"Whitetail \u0026 Turkey Acorn Grove (9 Trees) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eA long-term mast grove for whitetail and turkeys: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bur-oak-bundle-of-3\"\u003ebur oak\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/northern-red-oak-bundle-of-3\"\u003enorthern red oak\u003c\/a\u003e for acorns, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/american-hazelnut-bundle-of-3\"\u003eAmerican hazelnut\u003c\/a\u003e for nuts and winter catkins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9 trees: Bur Oak (3, 3-5 ft.), Northern Red Oak (3, 3-4 ft.), American Hazelnut (3, 2-3 ft.). Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 3 (winters to about -40°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhy these\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMinnesota DNR calls acorns the staple of the wild turkey's winter diet, and lists oak and hazel among preferred winter browse and mast for whitetail. Hazel catkins are winter food for turkeys and ruffed grouse, and gray and fox squirrels live on acorns and hazelnuts.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOaks are wind-pollinated. The three hazelnut seedlings are all different, so they pollenize each other.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThis One's for the Long Haul\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOaks are slow. NRCS puts bur oak at about 35 years to its first real acorn crops. The hazelnuts are the near-term food, and the oaks are for the next generation of hunters on your place. Cage every oak, since deer browse oak seedlings hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProtect Them\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeer, elk and moose browse young plants hard, and bucks rub trunks in fall. Cage each tree until it's out of reach: a welded-wire cage about 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. across works for deer. Where elk come through, MSU recommends an 8 ft. fence with a top rail. Trunk tubes alone won't stop rubs. Water with drip the first couple of summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. Rules on fruit or nuts you pick, move or pile up vary by state, so check your state's hunting regs before you hunt over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full how-to (why these plants work, spacing, protection and timing), read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/whitetail-deer-orchard-guide\"\u003ewhitetail deer orchard guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other wildlife bundles on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles\"\u003ewildlife orchard bundles\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos: white-tailed deer by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:White-tailed_deer_(51465100785).jpg\"\u003eU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u003c\/a\u003e (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45840799596610,"sku":null,"price":239.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/files\/1920px-White-tailed_deer__2851465100785_29.jpg?v=1793317859"},{"product_id":"cottontail-cover-patch","title":"Cottontail Cover Patch (11 Plants) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eA thick, thorny cover strip for cottontails, for small-game hunters in the Dakotas and Minnesota. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sea-buckthorn-bundle-of-5\"\u003eSea buckthorn\u003c\/a\u003e for thorny cover, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rocky-mountain-juniper-bundle-of-3\"\u003eRocky Mountain juniper\u003c\/a\u003e for evergreen cover, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/golden-currant-bundle-of-3\"\u003egolden currant\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 plants: Sea Buckthorn (5, 3-5 ft.), Rocky Mountain Juniper (3, 8-15 in.), Golden Currant (3, 3-5 ft.). Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 2 (winters to about -50°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhy these\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCottontails rarely feed more than 300 ft. from woody cover, and thorny shrubs make the best of it (Penn State Extension). Juniper woodlands are cottontail habitat (US Forest Service).\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eSea buckthorn and juniper come as separate male and female plants, and these are seedlings, so the sex of each one is unknown until it blooms. Plant them all together to give yourself the best odds of both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Plant It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant a strip at least 15 ft. wide, with shrubs 3 to 6 ft. tall covering a fifth to half of the area, next to the grass or field edge rabbits feed in. Sea buckthorn suckers hard, which is the point here, but plant it where that's what you want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep it away from your fruit trees.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rabbits girdle young fruit trees in winter, so don't put a rabbit patch next to your orchard, and guard every young trunk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep junipers away from your fruit.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rocky Mountain juniper hosts cedar-apple rust and its cousin rusts, which also hit crabs, hawthorn, serviceberry, pears and mountain ash. University of Minnesota Extension says keeping junipers a few hundred yards away cuts the problem down, though spores can travel farther.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. Rules on fruit or nuts you pick, move or pile up vary by state, so check your state's hunting regs before you hunt over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full how-to (why these plants work, spacing, protection and timing), read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cottontail-rabbit-cover-planting-guide\"\u003ecottontail cover guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other wildlife bundles on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles\"\u003ewildlife orchard bundles\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos: cottontail by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Eastern_Cottontail_(Sylvilagus_floridanus).JPG\"\u003eThe High Fin Sperm Whale\u003c\/a\u003e (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45840799629378,"sku":null,"price":269.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/files\/1920px-Eastern_Cottontail__28Sylvilagus_floridanus_29.jpg?v=1793317859"},{"product_id":"whitetail-winter-cover-block","title":"Whitetail Winter Cover Block (14 Plants) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvergreen cover for whitetail in deep snow, with browse along the edge. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ponderosa-pine-bundle-of-3\"\u003ePonderosa pine\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rocky-mountain-juniper-bundle-of-3\"\u003eRocky Mountain juniper\u003c\/a\u003e for thermal and hiding cover, plus \u003ca href=\"\/products\/chokecherry-bundle-of-5\"\u003echokecherry\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/serviceberry-bundle-of-5\"\u003eserviceberry\u003c\/a\u003e to browse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 plants: Ponderosa Pine (3, 7-15 in.), Rocky Mountain Juniper (3, 8-15 in.), Chokecherry (3, 3-5 ft.), Serviceberry (5, 2-3 ft.). Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 2 (winters to about -50°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhy these\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhitetail pick cover over food once snow gets deep (about 16 in. or more). Wyoming rates Rocky Mountain juniper excellent hiding and thermal cover. Serviceberry gives whitetail adequate nutrition in all seasons in the Black Hills, and chokecherry is valuable year-round food and cover on the plains.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eServiceberry is self-fertile. Chokecherry sets fruit better with several plants together.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eJunipers come as separate male and female plants, and these are seedlings, so the sex of each one is unknown until it blooms. Plant them all together to give yourself the best odds of both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Plant for Winter\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinnesota DNR recommends keeping 10 to 20% of a property in conifer winter cover with a browse strip about 50 ft. wide along the edges. Plant the pines and junipers in a block on the north or west side of your best ground. I'd put the junipers in their own clump at the far end, with the pines between them and everything else, and the chokecherry and serviceberry along the pine side's sunny edge. That keeps the junipers as far as you can from the serviceberry and from any orchard. The conifers start small and take years to make cover, so start them early.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep junipers away from your fruit.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rocky Mountain juniper hosts cedar-apple rust and its cousin rusts, which also hit crabs, hawthorn, serviceberry, pears and mountain ash. University of Minnesota Extension says keeping junipers a few hundred yards away cuts the problem down, though spores can travel farther.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep livestock away from chokecherry.\u003c\/strong\u003e The leaves, bark, stems and pits are toxic to livestock, especially cattle and sheep, and wilted leaves are the worst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProtect Them\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeer, elk and moose browse young plants hard, and bucks rub trunks in fall. Cage each tree until it's out of reach: a welded-wire cage about 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. across works for deer. Where elk come through, MSU recommends an 8 ft. fence with a top rail. Trunk tubes alone won't stop rubs. Water with drip the first couple of summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. Rules on fruit or nuts you pick, move or pile up vary by state, so check your state's hunting regs before you hunt over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full how-to (why these plants work, spacing, protection and timing), read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/whitetail-deer-orchard-guide\"\u003ewhitetail deer orchard guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other wildlife bundles on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles\"\u003ewildlife orchard bundles\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos: white-tailed deer by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Oh_Deer!_(8662455217).jpg\"\u003eU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u003c\/a\u003e (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45840799662146,"sku":null,"price":339.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/files\/Oh_Deer_21__288662455217_29.jpg?v=1793317861"},{"product_id":"whitetail-stand-screen","title":"Whitetail Stand Screen (9 Plants) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eA screen to hide your walk in and out of a stand or blind, with some browse value on top. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hybrid-poplar-bundle-of-3\"\u003eHybrid poplar\u003c\/a\u003e for a fast back row, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/cortand-hazelnut-bundle-of-3\"\u003eCortland hybrid hazelnut\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/nanking-cherry-bundle-of-3\"\u003eNanking cherry\u003c\/a\u003e to fill in low.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9 plants: Hybrid Poplar (3, 3-5 ft.), Cortland Hybrid Hazelnut (3, 1-2 ft. seedlings), Nanking Cherry (3, 2-3 ft.). Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 3b (winters to about -35°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhy these\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHybrid poplar grows fast for height. Minnesota DNR lists hazel as preferred winter browse for whitetail, and Nanking cherry is deer browse and songbird fruit.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe hazelnut and Nanking seedlings are all different, so they pollenize each other.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a screen first and a food planting second. Plant it as a double row along your access route, poplars on the side away from the trail and the shrubs on the trail side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProtect Them\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeer, elk and moose browse young plants hard, and bucks rub trunks in fall. Cage each tree until it's out of reach: a welded-wire cage about 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. across works for deer. Where elk come through, MSU recommends an 8 ft. fence with a top rail. Trunk tubes alone won't stop rubs. Water with drip the first couple of summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. Rules on fruit or nuts you pick, move or pile up vary by state, so check your state's hunting regs before you hunt over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full how-to (why these plants work, spacing, protection and timing), read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/whitetail-deer-orchard-guide\"\u003ewhitetail deer orchard guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other wildlife bundles on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles\"\u003ewildlife orchard bundles\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos: white-tailed buck by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:White-tailed_Deer_Karl_E_Mundt_National_Wildlife_Refuge_(52388728056).jpg\"\u003eU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u003c\/a\u003e (public domain); hybrid poplars by AnRo0002 (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45840799694914,"sku":null,"price":244.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/files\/1920px-White-tailed_Deer_Karl_E_Mundt_National_Wildlife_Refuge__2852388728056_29.jpg?v=1793317941"},{"product_id":"grouse-songbird-fruit-add-on","title":"Grouse \u0026 Songbird Fruit Add-On (9 Plants) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn add-on to any wildlife planting: fruit for grouse and songbirds. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mountain-ash-bundle-of-2\"\u003eMountain ash\u003c\/a\u003e berries hang on all winter, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/aronia-berry-bundle-of-5\"\u003earonia\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/elderberry-bundle-of-5\"\u003eAmerican elderberry\u003c\/a\u003e fill in the shrub layer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9 plants: Mountain Ash (3, 3-5 ft.), Aronia (3), American Elderberry (3, 2-3 ft.). Bare root, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring 2027, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 3 (winters to about -40°F). Check your spot with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhy these\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMountain ash berries stay on the tree all winter for ruffed, sharp-tailed and blue grouse, robins and waxwings (US Forest Service). Aronia and elderberry are both on South Dakota's Woody Habitat list for wildlife shelterbelts.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAronia is self-fertile, and the elderberries set better fruit planted together.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProtect Them\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeer, elk and moose browse young plants hard, and bucks rub trunks in fall. Cage each tree until it's out of reach: a welded-wire cage about 5 ft. tall and 3 ft. across works for deer. Where elk come through, MSU recommends an 8 ft. fence with a top rail. Trunk tubes alone won't stop rubs. Water with drip the first couple of summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBear country:\u003c\/strong\u003e fruit draws black bears and grizzlies. Plant well away from houses and outbuildings, and use electric fence where bears are around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs Planting This Baiting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing plants is habitat work. Rules on fruit or nuts you pick, move or pile up vary by state, so check your state's hunting regs before you hunt over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full how-to (why these plants work, spacing, protection and timing), read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ruffed-grouse-habitat-planting-guide\"\u003eruffed grouse planting guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee our other wildlife bundles on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles\"\u003ewildlife orchard bundles\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos: Bohemian waxwing by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bohemian_waxwing_(50829481011).jpg\"\u003eU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u003c\/a\u003e (public domain); mountain ash berries by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Sorbus_decora_15-p.bot-sorbu.deco-15.jpg\"\u003eGilles Ayotte\u003c\/a\u003e (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45840799727682,"sku":null,"price":229.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/files\/1920px-Bohemian_waxwing__2850829481011_29.jpg?v=1793317860"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5687\/2514\/collections\/1920px-Deer_Eating_Apple__2854076330393_29.jpg?v=1793329195","url":"https:\/\/www.montanafruittrees.com\/collections\/wildlife-orchard-bundles.oembed","provider":"Montana Fruit Trees","version":"1.0","type":"link"}