These territorial marsupials love to eat fruit crop, fresh buds and new growth from trees and are quite partial to deciduous trees. Unfortunately, possums taking a fancy to your favourite tree can lead to the tree’s demise. There are some simple things we can do to learn to live with these fury iconic Australian animals.

Here are two clear ways to protect your trees from possums:  

Firstly, block all access points into the tree. Possums are excellent and creative climbers, so ensure that you block their access from service wires, roof structures, fences and from all other trees. Get branches trimmed so they are far enough away, more than 2 metres, to discourage possums from jumping into them.   

Secondly, deter climbing. In combination with blocking all access, make it difficult for them to climb the tree from a fence and the ground with the installation of a possum guard around the trunk.