tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post6577427309491816266..comments2024-03-29T06:44:37.820-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: Creating resilient ecosystems through strategic choices in GenusEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-82216855249654272852020-12-23T15:31:00.622-05:002020-12-23T15:31:00.622-05:00https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/2010...https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201029115824.htm<br /><br />Not as easy as we would like.Lucas Machiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15023964232928075848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-86859416727084432882020-12-21T11:10:46.081-05:002020-12-21T11:10:46.081-05:00When I collect nuts next year I will contact you t...When I collect nuts next year I will contact you to see if you need any.Tim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01158151612512695905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-65640829307971035532020-12-20T18:06:25.866-05:002020-12-20T18:06:25.866-05:00Thank-you for your generous offer.
The great ash ...Thank-you for your generous offer.<br /><br />The great ash die-off is an opportunity to bring in some tree species that are currently not in Michigan. I am planting much persimmon, some Cherrybark and Nuttall oak and Bald Cypress. Oh, and Northern Pecans.<br /><br />Most years I have a good local supply of acorns and the hickory nut crop is variable.<br /><br />Again, thanks for the very generous offer. I might take you up on it next year. We will have to see how it goes.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-72962334869694358662020-12-19T10:23:01.473-05:002020-12-19T10:23:01.473-05:00Note...I planted some of the nuts and acorns u see...Note...I planted some of the nuts and acorns u see controlled conditions so I could see the germination rate. I was surprised at the 80-90% I got,Tim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01158151612512695905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-79029584224564303712020-12-19T10:20:39.106-05:002020-12-19T10:20:39.106-05:00I’ve got a lot of ash in woods that once served as...I’ve got a lot of ash in woods that once served as hayfields. Cutting out the ash results in a prickly ash thicket, so it’s a puzzler. I’ve been leaving the ash, EAB is just starting, and planting a mix of stuff to eventually replace it.<br /><br />I do have some local sources of burr oak and shag bark hickory from trees that are very cold hardy, developed, or found, by a local guy years back. I’ve planted most of my hickory nuts but have a half dozen I could send you if you want to experiment. I could send you a big bag next fall if you have a use. TimTim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01158151612512695905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-60824510774176855872020-12-18T17:19:48.656-05:002020-12-18T17:19:48.656-05:00I get your point. I guess I was trying to explain ...I get your point. I guess I was trying to explain how some people in my area of operation view land ownership and use. Even Christmas tree growers leave stands of trees around the edges and sometimes in the middle of their fields for wildlife habitat. But they also have to be cognizant of the types of pests that will harm their crop.<br /><br />On our acre or so of mixed woods, letting nature take it's course, the only undergrowth we have are Saw Briars, Fox Grape vines and maybe a little poison ivy. I think in our woods, there's not enough sunlight for Privet or Multi-Flora Rose?<br /><br /> We do have Mountain Laurel and Rhododendren thickets in the higher elevations, though, which are a beyotch to climb through and around when trying to layout a house site for a potential rich home buyer.Mike Guentherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760305520055214986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-56430400091855128572020-12-18T15:27:03.383-05:002020-12-18T15:27:03.383-05:00With all due respect, most people don't own en...With all due respect, most people don't own enough acreage to make pure economics the sole reason to make management decisions. Should I live long enough I might benefit from maximizing the timber value growing on my property. However, I can enjoy tracks in the snow all this winter if I make SOME concessions to promote wildlife.<br /><br />There are also some shortcomings in letting nature take its course. There is a nature area west of Lansing called Woldumar Nature Center. They followed "Let nature take its course" and much of the acreage is now an impenetrable mass of multi-flora rose, Japanese honeysuckle, privet, poison ivy and box elder. Not so good for wildlife or for humans trying to enjoy it.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-88838899916498010562020-12-18T15:19:35.346-05:002020-12-18T15:19:35.346-05:00It is never quite an equilibrium.
But since the c...It is never quite an equilibrium.<br /><br />But since the caterpillars graze leaves, it does not require that the trees or bushes be sexually mature.<br /><br />The only real complication is that leaves that are close to the ground expose birds to snakes and feral cats. Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-40344300112884474142020-12-18T12:56:26.794-05:002020-12-18T12:56:26.794-05:00Interesting premise...The question in my mind, is ...Interesting premise...The question in my mind, is how LONG will it take to establish that equilibrium in the wood lot?Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-34822734862129049782020-12-18T12:16:11.491-05:002020-12-18T12:16:11.491-05:00On our little acre or so, our cabin is surrounded ...On our little acre or so, our cabin is surrounded by mostly Pines, with Oaks coming in second. Also interspersed are some Cherry, Hickory and Red or Southern Sugar Maple. We also have some Black Berry. Basically a mixed lot... or as we call them around here... the forest, ha.<br /><br />I guess it depends on what you want to accomplish with your wood lot. If you want it for biodiversity, you let nature take it's course and let it be. But if you want to harvest the lot for lumber, you would want to divest the property of any pests that would devalue the particular crop you're trying to produce.<br /><br />For instance, Oaks are susceptible to Boring Beetles and certain Moth larvae that develop under the bark and eventually killing the tree, as well as destroying the marketability of the lumber. Also, keeping the undergrowth cut down will help, brambles, Saw Briars, Fox Grapes, ect. as well as woody bushes that suck up soil nutrients.<br /><br />There are several pests that will destroy a pine forest. Christmas trees are big business just north of me, Fraser Firs, mostly, and pest control is big business and occupies as much time as mowing, pruning the trees for shape and fertilizing the fields.<br /><br />Decisions, decisions...biodiversity or money making crop. Mike Guentherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760305520055214986noreply@blogger.com