tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post8707931280063343839..comments2024-03-29T06:44:37.820-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: Too many deerEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-21675128967428753872022-01-31T06:15:17.801-05:002022-01-31T06:15:17.801-05:00You could also 'ring' some trees (remove b...You could also 'ring' some trees (remove bark on all sides of tree, killing it in place but allowing it to remain standing. Leaves fall off and provide growth underneath to receive the otherwise blocked sunlight. The standing tree would also provide birds perching space (which would propagate different species from the seedlings they drop in their poop). When the tree finally does fall, the wood can be piled together, providing cover for rabbit and other small animals (including poisonous snakes so be aware of that as well).<br /><br />So you would be able to shape your woods opening where and how you rather easily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-40312471600282300372022-01-29T10:53:59.912-05:002022-01-29T10:53:59.912-05:00Out of the 100/300 year growth of oaks, how many y...Out of the 100/300 year growth of oaks, how many years of acorn production do you get?Gerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113612790410057366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-4024745567999282882022-01-29T09:44:18.571-05:002022-01-29T09:44:18.571-05:00Inwould be interested in seeing some pics. I purch...Inwould be interested in seeing some pics. I purchased some seedlings from a place near you:<br /><br />https://www.coldstreamfarm.net/<br /><br />They provided quality products, albeit shipping to TN was pricey. One of the sequoias and 2 cypress are still struggling to make it, but they all arrived alive and well. Local fauna did a number on them.<br />Like you, I think about future generations getting to enjoy their shade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-37584306416190159522022-01-29T08:56:12.950-05:002022-01-29T08:56:12.950-05:00Sequoia and cypress are interesting proposals. Seq...Sequoia and cypress are interesting proposals. Sequoia is very fire resistant and Bald Cypress is deciduous.<br /><br />Most of my "woods" are 65' wide wildlife corridors. In cross-section they are mound-shaped.<br /><br />I have shrubs and soft-mast trees like mulberries, apples and brambles on the edges because they tend to be shorter and sun-lovers. Keeping on the edges also means the leaves dry quickly and they are less susceptible to diseases.<br /><br />Wild black cherry is common in the neighborhood and I am trying to compliment existing local resources. That is, beef-up the bottlenecks.<br /><br />I do have some conifers but have been reducing them. I have Eastern White Pine, Norway Spruce and White Spruce. I also have a few Red Cedar (Juniper) volunteering but I eradicate that because it is the alternate host for cedar-apple rust. My reason for reducing the Norway Spruce is that they provide 365 days of heavy shade on the forest floor and nothing interesting will grow beneath them.<br /><br />I can post some pictures if you have any specific interests.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-36751492887715026202022-01-29T08:47:49.233-05:002022-01-29T08:47:49.233-05:00I planted about 50 white pine on my property 25 ye...I planted about 50 white pine on my property 25 years ago, after removing invasive species trees. They grow about a foot a year, except for the ones whose sunlight is blocked by the poplars. I'll not see them as 100 footers, but hopefully my grandkids will.John Venlethttps://freemenfreeminds.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-34164297802205342812022-01-29T07:23:00.192-05:002022-01-29T07:23:00.192-05:00What about some fruit tree's in addition to pe...What about some fruit tree's in addition to persimmons? Wild black cherry? For giggles, why not try grafting some unusual combinations? Some future traveller may stumble on an apple tree in a clearing with 6 kinds of apples growing? Plant the tree's in arrangements, shapes, patterns. <br />No conifers? Sequoia? Cypress? Love me some Ironwood (hophornbeam)..<br />What about shrubbery? Service berry and chokeberries, etc... Wildlife is more than just deer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-47454693397821511402022-01-28T23:41:41.661-05:002022-01-28T23:41:41.661-05:00ERJ, Family memory runs through the my mother to m...ERJ, Family memory runs through the my mother to my great-great grandfather to me. One of the stories she remembers my Great Aunt (her grandfather) telling her is that the Native Americans of the area set fires in the forest and one of the results was that the acorns did not have worms, whereas the places were they were not set did. As that particular memory runs pretty close to when settlers actually were appearing in numbers, I tend to believe it.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-47173314277334701342022-01-28T21:59:11.445-05:002022-01-28T21:59:11.445-05:00Civilization depends on men planting trees in whos...Civilization depends on men planting trees in whose shade they'll never sit.<br />I plaigerized that but I don't remember who from. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that it's true.FredLewershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221076803807309775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-62495124458106812842022-01-28T21:53:46.511-05:002022-01-28T21:53:46.511-05:00Elzéard Bouffier is my friend.Elzéard Bouffier is my friend.Billybobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558463823920253704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-38616830409875883822022-01-28T20:34:36.164-05:002022-01-28T20:34:36.164-05:00As much as I love trees, you're way beyond me ...As much as I love trees, you're way beyond me on this stuff!<br /><br />I know the trees we have planted here, but that's about it....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.com