75 oaks

[farmertrappe]

I ordered and picked up 25 Northern Red Oaks, 25 Pin Oaks and 25 Saw tooth Oaks from the state tree nursery yesterday. A good deal for $1. each if figure, and i was able to pick them up and save UPS shipping. Hopefully some of my hunting buddies will post this weekend and help get them in the ground. Plant 75 and hopefully 10-20% will survive. Attachment Deleted

[histopicker]

Thats cool! I need to be thinking about getting Apricot, Sweet Cherry, and Peach trees soon.

[farmertrappe]

These will all go in the woods, i'm allowed to plant them for wind breaks, reforestation and reestablishing woodlands. All my white oaks have some type of fungus or ailment that is killing them from the tops down. I like to replace what I take for heat, renewable resource.
One of my neighbors bitched at me last year for where i planted some trees on MY property. Said it would affect his, I assured him he would be long dead before they grew to be any problem and that his death would resolve most of the bitching that goes on around my neck of the woods. Funny he seemed to get an attitude after that.

[SkFarm25]

Apr 2, 2015 12:17:44 GMT -5 farmertrappe said:

These will all go in the woods, i'm allowed to plant them for wind breaks, reforestation and reestablishing woodlands. All my white oaks have some type of fungus or ailment that is killing them from the tops down. I like to replace what I take for heat, renewable resource.
One of my neighbors bitched at me last year for where i planted some trees on MY property. Said it would affect his, I assured him he would be long dead before they grew to be any problem and that his death would resolve most of the bitching that goes on around my neck of the woods. Funny he seemed to get an attitude after that.

Ha ha that's awesome !

[Deleted]

Apr 2, 2015 11:33:13 GMT -5 farmertrappe said:

I ordered and picked up 25 Northern Red Oaks, 25 Pin Oaks and 25 Saw tooth Oaks from the state tree nursery yesterday. A good deal for $1. each if figure, and i was able to pick them up and save UPS shipping. Hopefully some of my hunting buddies will post this weekend and help get them in the ground. Plant 75 and hopefully 10-20% will survive. View Attachment

Nice. And karma to ya.

Seems like when I transplant oaks, about half make it. Of those that make it, it takes them about 4 years before the roots take hold, and they start growing.

[farmertrappe]

Reds are in, if its not raining too bad tomorrow, the saw tooth are next.

[thedeerfarm]

Apr 2, 2015 20:02:25 GMT -5 farmertrappe said:

Reds are in, if its not raining too bad tomorrow, the saw tooth are next.

I was a hunting buddies camp 15 years or so ago...he had some bare root sawtooths he did not plant and were laying in burn pile...I asked if I could have them ...he said sure they are DEAD....face track 15 years ..every one lived about 30 or more on my fence line. Some 25 foot tall...and a loaded with acorns each year.

But that being said...in my hunters eyes...I love me some WHITE OAKS;) my favorite!!!

[mike348]

Apr 13, 2015 15:16:43 GMT -5 thedeerfarm said:

Apr 2, 2015 20:02:25 GMT -5 farmertrappe said:

But that being said...in my hunters eyes...I love me some WHITE OAKS;) my favorite!!!

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