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Post by thetrooper on Dec 24, 2021 15:17:08 GMT -6
I have access to a 30 acre pasture that is completley loaded with cedars. Unfortunately the cedars have been repeatedly mowed down but regrow every year. They are appx 3-5 inch trees that have just been topped by a Bush hog.
I have had lots of success transplanting cedars in the past, was thinking about pulling these out for replanting. Will they grow normally assuming they take root? I didnt know if the yearly top mowing would permanently damage their structure. Anyone ever tried this?
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Post by Catscratch on Dec 24, 2021 15:27:21 GMT -6
Cedars are easy to transplant but I've never messed with the ones that have been mowed. Sorry to be of no help. Any chance there are smaller ones in the mix that aren't tall enough to have been mowed yet?
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Post by thetrooper on Dec 24, 2021 16:44:46 GMT -6
Cedars are easy to transplant but I've never messed with the ones that have been mowed. Sorry to be of no help. Any chance there are smaller ones in the mix that aren't tall enough to have been mowed yet? Yeah plenty of others nearby those are just way easier to get to |
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Post by nhmountains on Dec 27, 2021 8:09:17 GMT -6
Are your apple trees CAR resistant?
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Post by Bwoods11 on Dec 27, 2021 9:21:14 GMT -6
I think you will be fine. Cedars grow like crazy in Iowa and they pop up even after a fire or mowing. I personally like Cedars in many cases. They can get to be too much in some cases though.
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Post by thetrooper on Dec 27, 2021 19:51:04 GMT -6
Are your apple trees CAR resistant? I don't know they've been neighbors with them for the last 10 years so they seem to be ok |
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Post by Catscratch on Dec 27, 2021 19:55:24 GMT -6
I think you will be fine. Cedars grow like crazy in Iowa and they pop up even after a fire or mowing. I personally like Cedars in many cases. They can get to be too much in some cases though. Fire? That's our go-to around here for cleaning a pasture of young cedars. They burn and don't come back. Any branch on a larger cedar that burns stays dead, never grows back. |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Dec 27, 2021 20:34:58 GMT -6
There’s a bunch of cedars that have popped up in the grass and it was burned 3 yrs ago. Maybe seeds?
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Post by Catscratch on Dec 27, 2021 21:18:07 GMT -6
There’s a bunch of cedars that have popped up in the grass and it was burned 3 yrs ago. Maybe seeds? I think I misunderstood. Cedars pop up anywhere. We use fire to rid them once they come up. |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Dec 27, 2021 22:26:35 GMT -6
There’s a bunch of cedars that have popped up in the grass and it was burned 3 yrs ago. Maybe seeds? I think I misunderstood. Cedars pop up anywhere. We use fire to rid them once they come up. Agree. I’ve got a grassy area (maybe 6-7 acres) it will be full Of 6 foot cedars to 2-3 yrs. |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Dec 28, 2021 9:56:01 GMT -6
This spring plan is to intersperse Oaks with the cedars . It will create a unique staging area near a plot/crop field.
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Post by thetrooper on Dec 28, 2021 16:16:00 GMT -6
This spring plan is to intersperse Oaks with the cedars . It will create a unique staging area near a plot/crop field. I did that about 10 years ago started from scratch on a hayfield blank slate. The cedars came in by themselves but I put a few hundred oaks in there now they're 20-30ft makes a nice mixed canopy absolutely loaded with deer. Some people hate it but there's a good amount of autumn olive in there too. The oaks absolutely tower over those so they wont be an issue. The natural regeneration also brought in a ton of BlackBerry, ash, dogwood, and a few honeylocust really started to fill in by year 8 |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Dec 29, 2021 9:06:57 GMT -6
This spring plan is to intersperse Oaks with the cedars . It will create a unique staging area near a plot/crop field. I did that about 10 years ago started from scratch on a hayfield blank slate. The cedars came in by themselves but I put a few hundred oaks in there now they're 20-30ft makes a nice mixed canopy absolutely loaded with deer. Some people hate it but there's a good amount of autumn olive in there too. The oaks absolutely tower over those so they wont be an issue. The natural regeneration also brought in a ton of BlackBerry, ash, dogwood, and a few honeylocust really started to fill in by year 8 You have any pictures of that … ? I’m in similar situation. No need to add any cedars they are coming, but we are planning n adding oak, plum, potentially a few crabapple. Really nice staging area that could turn into a key part of the farm in Iowa.   |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Dec 29, 2021 9:10:36 GMT -6
South facing could be bedding too. As you can see in pics…
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Post by thetrooper on Dec 29, 2021 9:31:44 GMT -6
South facing could be bedding too. As you can see in pics… Here are is the only good picture I have of the field prior to planting. This is my orchard when it was first put in. The field is centered aroundthe orchard and a large food plot so here is th original slate. 2012  |
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