Published July 1987. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Pocket gophers girdle (remove bark from) the bases of conifer seedlings and saplings, causing significant economic losses.
This publication will help you design a program to reduce or eliminate
gopher damage to seedlings and saplings in your forest plantation or
Christmas tree farm.