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Post by Sandbur on Jan 28, 2024 6:14:24 GMT -6
I usually don’t do either until the end of February. With this warm weather, I am not sure what to do.
Thoughts?
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Post by smsmith on Jan 28, 2024 8:43:19 GMT -6
I usually don’t do either until the end of February. With this warm weather, I am not sure what to do. Thoughts? I'm not much use for info until I get home and look at my trees. I'd think gathering a few scions would be fine, but pruning I'm not sure about |
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Post by Sandbur on Jan 28, 2024 8:52:03 GMT -6
I cut some popple along the field edge and though the Buds were somewhat swollen. South facing and the field is now bare.
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Post by smsmith on Jan 28, 2024 8:54:10 GMT -6
I cut some popple along the field edge and though the Buds were somewhat swollen. South facing and the field is now bare. how do the red maples look? |
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Post by benmnwi on Jan 28, 2024 9:59:29 GMT -6
I’ll probably collect scion in a month or so like always, but only because that’s what I’ve always done.
The silver maples in my yard have buds that are swelling, so things are running a little ahead of schedule.
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Post by smsmith on Jan 29, 2024 7:55:48 GMT -6
I just looked at the monthly forecast for home, if it's at all accurate I'd say pruning now would be fine
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Post by buckvelvet on Jan 29, 2024 8:02:06 GMT -6
I cut some popple along the field edge and though the Buds were somewhat swollen. South facing and the field is now bare. Say what? You guys have trees waking up, really? Thats nuts, I better look around here on my way home tonight. |
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Post by smsmith on Jan 29, 2024 8:53:35 GMT -6
I think I usually start noticing bud swell on quaking aspen sometime in mid February. Seems Big tooth aspen wakes up a bit later. Red maples start swelling a bit later than the quaking aspen.
When those buds swell, they are great deer food. Good time to drop a bunch on the ground.
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Post by Sandbur on Jan 29, 2024 10:23:19 GMT -6
I think I usually start noticing bud swell on quaking aspen sometime in mid February. Seems Big tooth aspen wakes up a bit later. Red maples start swelling a bit later than the quaking aspen. When those buds swell, they are great deer food. Good time to drop a bunch on the ground. The deer seem to have all kinds of food in my area. Alfalfa fields, lots of rye cover crops, and I have corn in both foodplots. Dropping popple now should spur lots of regrowth. |
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Post by smsmith on Jan 29, 2024 10:41:45 GMT -6
I think I usually start noticing bud swell on quaking aspen sometime in mid February. Seems Big tooth aspen wakes up a bit later. Red maples start swelling a bit later than the quaking aspen. When those buds swell, they are great deer food. Good time to drop a bunch on the ground. The deer seem to have all kinds of food in my area. Alfalfa fields, lots of rye cover crops, and I have corn in both foodplots. Dropping popple now should spur lots of regrowth. No alfalfa, rye, or standing corn anywhere close to home. Lots of browse and left over pin oak acorns on my place when I left, and I imagine there's still plenty of each left now though. I'm more than anxious to fire up the saws and get to work next week. |
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Post by Sandbur on Jan 29, 2024 13:39:14 GMT -6
The deer seem to have all kinds of food in my area. Alfalfa fields, lots of rye cover crops, and I have corn in both foodplots. Dropping popple now should spur lots of regrowth. No alfalfa, rye, or standing corn anywhere close to home. Lots of browse and left over pin oak acorns on my place when I left, and I imagine there's still plenty of each left now though. I'm more than anxious to fire up the saws and get to work next week. O just cleaned up some more popple along an ag field edge this morning. I limit my work to one tank of gas or less. Easier on my back that way. |
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Post by Sandbur on Jan 30, 2024 14:53:39 GMT -6
I cut just a few pieces of scion.if it works out, I might top work a couple up at Boy River.
I don’t plan on doing much grafting. Maybe only Pipsqueak.
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Post by benmnwi on Jan 30, 2024 15:05:50 GMT -6
No alfalfa, rye, or standing corn anywhere close to home. Lots of browse and left over pin oak acorns on my place when I left, and I imagine there's still plenty of each left now though. I'm more than anxious to fire up the saws and get to work next week. O just cleaned up some more popple along an ag field edge this morning. I limit my work to one tank of gas or less. Easier on my back that way. Do you just leave them where they drop or do you try to pile them up? See any roosters or grouse while running the saw? |
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Post by Sandbur on Jan 31, 2024 2:33:59 GMT -6
O just cleaned up some more popple along an ag field edge this morning. I limit my work to one tank of gas or less. Easier on my back that way. Do you just leave them where they drop or do you try to pile them up? See any roosters or grouse while running the saw? I just move them back into the woods a bit so they are not impinging on the tillable land for sunlight or moisture. I imagine the roots will still steal moisture . I saw one of each. |
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Post by Sandbur on Jan 31, 2024 2:36:26 GMT -6
A friend is coming over to gather scion on Sunday, Midwest Deer Trees.
I will probably raise the scaffolds on a few trees later this week. I am not sure if it is good or not, but I use the chain saw.
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