On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:41:46 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

>On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:19:42 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:
>snip
>>
>>Squirrels work as a team. One squirrel climbs the stalk to gnaw the
>>stem just below the flower. When it falls to the ground the other
>>squirrels gnaw it into pieces and haul the pieces off.
>>Janet US
>
>I've never seen squirrels on my sunflowers let alone gnawing the stems
>that are more like tree trunks.
I've seen them work on those trunks.
I've also seen them climb the stem and sort of swing on it to tip the
plant. With the plant on the ground several squirrels will work on
the stem. That only works for less sturdy sunflowers.
Janet US