Hunters can transplant wild persimmon, apple, pear, and even oak trees to choice hunting locations. It's best done when plants are dormant, without leaves, from late autumn to early spring. Young plants or "babies" are available from some types of wild plants, like persimmons, as they grow up from the parent tree root system. Be sure to get a young plant's entire "root ball," and it's wise to plant several young trees or bushes in a choice hunting location to ensure success, since not all plants survive.
Some plants, like honeysuckle, apple, and pear trees, are available from nurseries, and they're not particularly expensive.
The Wildlife Group in Tuskegee, Alabama, sells plants suitable for enhancing whitetail habitat via mail order, such as Japanese honeysuckle, persimmons, crab apples, oaks, olives, pears, chestnuts, and others. The company also offers a brochure guide to wild plantings.
The Whitetail Institute, Pennington Seed Company, and Frigid Forage are a few of the companies that sell wildlife food seeds, and offer expertise on planting various seeds for whitetails in different regions. Check state agencies as well, as many sell wildlife seeds and trees, too.
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