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Post by sd51555 on Feb 24, 2017 19:32:32 GMT -6
I think I know the answer to this question, but wanted to pose it just in case...
I have found under a dozen red osier dogwood on my place. I freed them up from within heavy brush. I'm surprised they're still alive. However, they are long lanky single stems that are very thick with almost no branches. I'd bet you they are over 1/2" thick at the base, but just one long whip. Should I cut them off to stimulate bushing now that the sun has been brought back to them? If so, how close to the ground?
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Post by smsmith on Feb 24, 2017 19:42:20 GMT -6
If they're single stems, I'd leave them be. I forget, was your place pastured in the recent past?
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Post by sd51555 on Feb 24, 2017 20:09:03 GMT -6
Yes. I don't if it was recent, but the cattle lumps in my food plot are still there.
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Post by sd51555 on Feb 24, 2017 20:16:09 GMT -6
I hinged all the brush at waist high or lower and pulled the ROD stems up on top of the laid over brush. Some of those ROD stems were 6' long and looked quite old, but very much alive.
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Post by smsmith on Feb 24, 2017 20:25:18 GMT -6
Give them another year and see what they turn into. If you want some big clumps, I'd throw a wire cage around them
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Post by sd51555 on Feb 24, 2017 20:48:27 GMT -6
I laid all the brush down in a circle around it at about chest height on a deer to do just that. Hope it's enough to keep them back.
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Post by Sandbur on Feb 25, 2017 7:12:12 GMT -6
Give them another year and see what they turn into. If you want some big clumps, I'd throw a wire cage around them Stu and I observed ROD doing well in the cages where my Morse hybrid oaks had been planted about ten years ago. One of those oaks has reached waist high. |
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Post by smsmith on Feb 25, 2017 7:30:57 GMT -6
Give them another year and see what they turn into. If you want some big clumps, I'd throw a wire cage around them Stu and I observed ROD doing well in the cages where my Morse hybrid oaks had been planted about ten years ago. One of those oaks has reached waist high. Ya, I was thinking about the clumps of ROD we saw at your place when SD posted. I've also noticed more and more ROD showing up here. I see none on my neighbor's 400ish acres that are pastured. That holds true on every parcel I observe around here. Pastured with cattle = zero observed ROD. With how slowly things grow around here (and even slower at SD's) it takes some time for species to reappear and thrive after the cattle are removed. Lower deer numbers obviously also help in getting desirable browse species to grow and thrive |
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Post by sd51555 on Feb 25, 2017 9:12:17 GMT -6
I may add a dozen high profile ROD plants in cages after the spring work is done. If I can find some potted for a reasonable price, I'll just bite the bullet and get it done. Probably 3 clusters of 4 or something like that in different parts of the property.
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