Do gopher baskets work?

Do they actually protect a tree’s roots from being munched by gophers? And once the tree is big, do gopher baskets not girdle the tree’s roots? Here are some avocado trees planted in a yard riddled with gophers that indicate the answers: I would still think of planting a fruit tree in a gopher basket […] The post Do gopher baskets work? appeared first on Greg Alder's Yard Posts: Southern California food gardening.