{"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","url":"https:\/\/www.montanafruittrees.com\/products\/whitetail-stand-screen","provider":"Montana Fruit Trees","version":"1.0","type":"link"}