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Post by kooch on Jan 25, 2019 11:33:46 GMT -6
This is a cool video that shows the entire process of making trees for us to plant.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jan 25, 2019 12:38:30 GMT -6
New location now in Marshall
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Post by Tooln on Jan 25, 2019 13:15:54 GMT -6
thanks for posting, very interesting.
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Post by Foggy on Jan 25, 2019 18:17:57 GMT -6
great video. Maybe that's how Art can spend his "retirement".......apple tree seedlings?  . |
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Post by sd51555 on Jan 25, 2019 22:56:36 GMT -6
great video. Maybe that's how Art can spend his "retirement".......apple tree seedlings? . I wish somebody would get into the business of growing dolgo size 6 plugs, as well as ROD size 6 plugs. One year I got those ROD 6's from Itasca, and they were outstanding quality. I bought some 6's from NCR this fall, and they weren't even 8" tall. Here's my Itasca ROD 6's. I'd pay double what I paid in the past if they were available.  |
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Post by Foggy on Jan 25, 2019 23:18:25 GMT -6
I planted a bunch of ROD one year......and the deer devoured every one of em. Not sure I will ever try that again.
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Post by sd51555 on Jan 25, 2019 23:26:39 GMT -6
I planted a bunch of ROD one year......and the deer devoured every one of em. Not sure I will ever try that again. That's why I'm farting around with planting 20 plugs in one cage. Don't know how it's gonna go, but if I can get some stems going, the birds can partner with the chainsaw and hopefully get something off the ground. |
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Post by Freeborn on Jan 26, 2019 5:38:42 GMT -6
I planted a bunch of ROD one year......and the deer devoured every one of em. Not sure I will ever try that again. That's why I'm farting around with planting 20 plugs in one cage. Don't know how it's gonna go, but if I can get some stems going, the birds can partner with the chainsaw and hopefully get something off the ground. What your doing is a good approach, leave the cage on for a long time so they get well,established. I setup a roll of concrete mesh, 150' circle, and planted 100 ROD in it a couple of years ago. So far the deer have stayed out of it. This year I'll be trimming back the ROD and fertilizing it heavy to promote suckering. Hopefully it works as these type of long range projects are allot of work for them to fail. |
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Post by Freeborn on Jan 26, 2019 5:44:19 GMT -6
I got an email catelog from the new owner yesterday. I have not looked through it but it appears similar to previous years.
I already have allot on my plate for 2019 so I will probably skip NCR for a year and see how they do.
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Post by Sandbur on Jan 26, 2019 6:33:03 GMT -6
That's why I'm farting around with planting 20 plugs in one cage. Don't know how it's gonna go, but if I can get some stems going, the birds can partner with the chainsaw and hopefully get something off the ground. What your doing is a good approach, leave the cage on for a long time so they get well,established. I setup a roll of concrete mesh, 150' circle, and planted 100 ROD in it a couple of years ago. So far the deer have stayed out of it. This year I'll be trimming back the ROD and fertilizing it heavy to promote suckering. Hopefully it works as these type of long range projects are allot of work for them to fail. I tried a very small area with some old snow fence many years ago. The deer got into it as the snowfence rotted down and I had marginal success. Nearly every individual cage where an apple tree has died out or a Morse hybrid oak has died, now have ROD in it. Jerry, I have wondered how an area like your ROD surrounded by spruce would work for a sanctuary type island. Then hunt the rut routes between. |
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Post by sd51555 on Jan 26, 2019 8:48:53 GMT -6
That's why I'm farting around with planting 20 plugs in one cage. Don't know how it's gonna go, but if I can get some stems going, the birds can partner with the chainsaw and hopefully get something off the ground. What your doing is a good approach, leave the cage on for a long time so they get well,established. I setup a roll of concrete mesh, 150' circle, and planted 100 ROD in it a couple of years ago. So far the deer have stayed out of it. This year I'll be trimming back the ROD and fertilizing it heavy to promote suckering. Hopefully it works as these type of long range projects are allot of work for them to fail. That sounds cool as hell. Any pics of it by chance? |
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Post by Freeborn on Jan 26, 2019 8:54:24 GMT -6
What your doing is a good approach, leave the cage on for a long time so they get well,established. I setup a roll of concrete mesh, 150' circle, and planted 100 ROD in it a couple of years ago. So far the deer have stayed out of it. This year I'll be trimming back the ROD and fertilizing it heavy to promote suckering. Hopefully it works as these type of long range projects are allot of work for them to fail. I tried a very small area with some old snow fence many years ago. The deer got into it as the snowfence rotted down and I had marginal success. Nearly every individual cage where an apple tree has died out or a Morse hybrid oak has died, now have ROD in it. Jerry, I have wondered how an area like your ROD surrounded by spruce would work for a sanctuary type island. Then hunt the rut routes between. That's part of the long range plan, I have the Spruce growing in my nursery now and will probably move them in a couple years. This spot is a low area in my prairie grass and is an island in a sea of grass. The improvement was made to help pheasants but the deer will like it also. |
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Post by kooch on Jan 26, 2019 9:55:05 GMT -6
Speaking of ROD. I live next to a muck swamp the city calls a "pond" with a trail around it. I guess it really is a pond, since I swam in it once just to prove a point. Not sure what the point was, I was drinkin' back then so I made some strange decisions. Anyway, back to ROD. There are some nice patches. I was thinking of harvesting a couple hundred live stakes early Spring then taking them up to my joint and stuffing them in the ground. Aside from a little lawbreaking (I don't think I'm technically allowed to just to harvest ROD in the park) it won't cost me anything. If some take, then cool. If it's a complete failure, I can try again another year, learn from my errors. I think I'll dip one end in orange paint so I can see them easily after I plant them. I have some growing up there already naturally. But I'd like to make it go faster. I have visions of big red patches of the stuff with pretty green Spruce. It'll look like a nut goodie package.  |
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Post by sd51555 on Jan 26, 2019 10:48:47 GMT -6
Speaking of ROD. I live next to a muck swamp the city calls a "pond" with a trail around it. I guess it really is a pond, since I swam in it once just to prove a point. Not sure what the point was, I was drinkin' back then so I made some strange decisions. Anyway, back to ROD. There are some nice patches. I was thinking of harvesting a couple hundred live stakes early Spring then taking them up to my joint and stuffing them in the ground. Aside from a little lawbreaking (I don't think I'm technically allowed to just to harvest ROD in the park) it won't cost me anything. If some take, then cool. If it's a complete failure, I can try again another year, learn from my errors. I think I'll dip one end in orange paint so I can see them easily after I plant them. I have some growing up there already naturally. But I'd like to make it go faster. I have visions of big red patches of the stuff with pretty green Spruce. It'll look like a nut goodie package. Damn right. I'd like to try the same if I can remember to grab the cuttings on time. If I do it, I wanna do the whole wax dip and hormone dip at planting, and follow up with a cleth app in a cage mid may. |
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Post by Freeborn on Jan 26, 2019 10:58:44 GMT -6
Speaking of ROD. I live next to a muck swamp the city calls a "pond" with a trail around it. I guess it really is a pond, since I swam in it once just to prove a point. Not sure what the point was, I was drinkin' back then so I made some strange decisions. Anyway, back to ROD. There are some nice patches. I was thinking of harvesting a couple hundred live stakes early Spring then taking them up to my joint and stuffing them in the ground. Aside from a little lawbreaking (I don't think I'm technically allowed to just to harvest ROD in the park) it won't cost me anything. If some take, then cool. If it's a complete failure, I can try again another year, learn from my errors. I think I'll dip one end in orange paint so I can see them easily after I plant them. I have some growing up there already naturally. But I'd like to make it go faster. I have visions of big red patches of the stuff with pretty green Spruce. It'll look like a nut goodie package. Damn right. I'd like to try the same if I can remember to grab the cuttings on time. If I do it, I wanna do the whole wax dip and hormone dip at planting, and follow up with a cleth app in a cage mid may. I'm trying something similar but with willow. I have plenty of willow and I'm going to try some cuttings in some of my marsh where nothing but ROD grows. |
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