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Post by terrifictom on Nov 25, 2018 9:58:39 GMT -6
Great for bedding. Plant them thick enough and the deer will use them year round. I was lucky as the tamaracks were on property before I bought it and keep expanding in my wet areas. Like someone else said in the open areas tall grass grows, which deer love too.
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Post by terrifictom on Nov 25, 2018 10:06:56 GMT -6
Coming and going from my Tamarack swamp. Notice that deer trail. Plant some balsam on the high spots in amongst your tamaracks.
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Post by sd51555 on Nov 25, 2018 12:02:56 GMT -6
That leaves me with two questions then.
1. How far apart do you plant them?
2. Any special considerations to get them to go in RCG?
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Post by biglakebass on Nov 25, 2018 12:40:14 GMT -6
What is rcg?
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Post by biglakebass on Nov 25, 2018 12:40:42 GMT -6
Oh canary grass
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Post by terrifictom on Nov 25, 2018 13:08:02 GMT -6
That leaves me with two questions then. 1. How far apart do you plant them? 2. Any special considerations to get them to go in RCG? From what I can see they grow naturally about 3 to 4 foot apart. As far as grass control you might want to try some weed mats. After a couple years , when they drop their needles in fall it is like a weed barrier around the tree.
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Post by nhmountains on Nov 25, 2018 13:29:34 GMT -6
Would a couple layers of cardboard kill or holdback rcg?
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Post by mnaaron on Nov 25, 2018 14:39:51 GMT -6
I think we planted ours around 6-8 feet apart but not 100%. I would suggest using weed barrier. We didn’t and had to spray grass every year until they were tall enough. They do grow fast so doesn’t take too many years.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Oct 25, 2019 17:57:58 GMT -6
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Post by wklman on Oct 25, 2019 19:58:32 GMT -6
They're a hardy tree for sure.
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Post by honker on Oct 25, 2019 20:44:25 GMT -6
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Post by smsmith on Oct 26, 2019 7:25:48 GMT -6
I planted 25 from Todd County NRCS last spring and I don't think any survived. They had shitty root systems. I wish they were as nice as the Norway Spruce I got from them, those were fantastic trees.
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Post by Freeborn on Oct 26, 2019 7:37:34 GMT -6
When I was talking to NCR they recommended planting in late summer/early fall for getting Into wet locations. Most years that would work but the last couple years we have had allot of rain in the fall so probably to wet.
I have Tamarak growing in areas of my Marshes that did not have Tamarak when I purchased the place. I believe the Tamarak got started when we had the drought back in 2011-2012. If and when we have another dry spell like that I'd plant Tamarak in those wet areas.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Oct 26, 2019 8:17:22 GMT -6
These were tamarack plugs. This farm seems perfect for tamarack,,wet areas, but not drenched.
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Post by batman on Oct 26, 2019 11:59:04 GMT -6
I dated a girl named Tammy years back. She preferred a bare root and being plugged. This information may not be helpful be its very relevant.
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