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Post by smsmith on May 3, 2019 13:55:37 GMT -6
I bought some trees from the Todd County SWCD this year. Just went and picked them up at the fairgrounds and they are some nice looking trees. They will definitely need to be planted with a shovel. First gooberment trees I've bought in many, many years.
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Post by Bwoods11 on May 3, 2019 14:08:06 GMT -6
What varieties did you buy?
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Post by nhmountains on May 3, 2019 15:21:39 GMT -6
I got a delivery last night from MDC of some swamp white oaks. The roots look good and they’re 18-24”. They totaled $40 for 50 of them. That was with the $20 shipping fee.
If I get my property logged the way I want it I’ll be buying white pine from some where for next spring.
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Post by smsmith on May 3, 2019 17:40:08 GMT -6
What varieties did you buy? Norway spruce and tamarack
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Post by wklman on May 3, 2019 19:57:39 GMT -6
What varieties did you buy? Norway spruce and tamarack Tamarack will grow good next to your lake stu. I planted some with real wet feet in my bottom and they took right off. Bucks do like to rub them though.
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Post by smsmith on May 4, 2019 5:20:28 GMT -6
Norway spruce and tamarack Tamarack will grow good next to your lake stu. I planted some with real wet feet in my bottom and they took right off. Bucks do like to rub them though. My part of the swamp around the lake is full of tamarack. I don't have any growing in the creek bottom though. I will after today
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Post by smsmith on May 4, 2019 10:08:46 GMT -6
They're all in the ground. The tamaracks were much smaller than the Norway spruce, but still decent. The Norways were impressive. Average of around 30" in height I'd guess with heavy root systems. I'm not a huge fan of planting trees with a shovel, but for the Norways that was the only option. A good problem to have I suppose.
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Post by benmnwi on May 4, 2019 22:12:59 GMT -6
They're all in the ground. The tamaracks were much smaller than the Norway spruce, but still decent. The Norways were impressive. Average of around 30" in height I'd guess with heavy root systems. I'm not a huge fan of planting trees with a shovel, but for the Norways that was the only option. A good problem to have I suppose. The white spruce trees I've purchased from my county were similar to what you describe and they did great. I'm not a huge fan of planting with a shovel, but I usually only order 50 trees from the county so it's not a huge deal. I've also had good luck with the county red splendor crabapples. Good for grouse and also grafting rootstock at a cheap price.
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Post by Sandbur on May 5, 2019 4:17:03 GMT -6
Stu, is that creek bottom filling in pretty good?
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Post by nhmountains on May 5, 2019 4:30:25 GMT -6
They're all in the ground. The tamaracks were much smaller than the Norway spruce, but still decent. The Norways were impressive. Average of around 30" in height I'd guess with heavy root systems. I'm not a huge fan of planting trees with a shovel, but for the Norways that was the only option. A good problem to have I suppose. Any photos of the young tamaracks Stu? I’ve got one huge tamarack on the new property we found last winter but, I haven’t looked for smaller ones. Do they like a tag alder like area?
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Post by Sandbur on May 5, 2019 5:58:25 GMT -6
They're all in the ground. The tamaracks were much smaller than the Norway spruce, but still decent. The Norways were impressive. Average of around 30" in height I'd guess with heavy root systems. I'm not a huge fan of planting trees with a shovel, but for the Norways that was the only option. A good problem to have I suppose. Any photos of the young tamaracks Stu? I’ve got one huge tamarack on the new property we found last winter but, I haven’t looked for smaller ones. Do they like a tag alder like area? Tamaracks do ok in a tag alder area, but I don’t think young tamaracks can compete well with mature tag alders. Kind of like planted spruce in those areas. You need to ‘release’ the spruce a few times from competing tags for the first ten years or so.
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Post by smsmith on May 5, 2019 7:47:05 GMT -6
They're all in the ground. The tamaracks were much smaller than the Norway spruce, but still decent. The Norways were impressive. Average of around 30" in height I'd guess with heavy root systems. I'm not a huge fan of planting trees with a shovel, but for the Norways that was the only option. A good problem to have I suppose. Any photos of the young tamaracks Stu? I’ve got one huge tamarack on the new property we found last winter but, I haven’t looked for smaller ones. Do they like a tag alder like area? I didn't take any photos, sorry. Yes, in my part of the swamp around the lake, tamaracks and tag alders grow in similar areas. I do have tags in the creek bottom, but as I stated before...no tamaracks there (except those I planted yesterday). Tamaracks are really pretty in the fall
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Post by smsmith on May 5, 2019 7:48:19 GMT -6
Any photos of the young tamaracks Stu? I’ve got one huge tamarack on the new property we found last winter but, I haven’t looked for smaller ones. Do they like a tag alder like area? Tamaracks do ok in a tag alder area, but I don’t think young tamaracks can compete well with mature tag alders. Kind of like planted spruce in those areas. You need to ‘release’ the spruce a few times from competing tags for the first ten years or so. Agreed. Tamaracks need full sun or as close to it as they can get.
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Post by smsmith on May 5, 2019 7:51:24 GMT -6
Stu, is that creek bottom filling in pretty good? No, the RCG still dominates in some sections. Now that you're retired you should come on over and take another walk here. Maybe in a couple weeks when the apples are blooming
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Post by Sandbur on May 5, 2019 8:13:42 GMT -6
Stu, is that creek bottom filling in pretty good? No, the RCG still dominates in some sections. Now that you're retired you should come on over and take another walk here. Maybe in a couple weeks when the apples are blooming Yup, I sure would like too. I am anxiously waiting to see what trees I might get my first blossom/ apple crop from. Winter red flesh and Whitney are two new hopefuls. I also got a couple of lakes I want to check out over in Hardwoods neck of the woods. I might need you for a guide.
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