Re: Tree and shrub thinking time
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Wildlife shrubs are an interesting concept. I've planted tons of trees for decades but never a wildlife shrub
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Re: Tree and shrub thinking time
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02/03/24 04:15 AM
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Lots of great options. In Eastern Nebraska we don't have white cedars. I ordered a bunch last year and added them to my place. It'll be interesting how the turn out Sounds good. The deer will like you.
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Re: Tree and shrub thinking time
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02/27/24 10:53 PM
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I might try propagating some shrubs with cuttings. I've got a pretty good collection around here and have been researching it. I bought myself some rooting hormone that should be here in a week. I have access to a heated greenhouse so if I can get an early start. Might try plum, cedar, and chokecherry. I don't know how well they propagate but I guess I'll find out. Supposedely red osier dogwood can be propogated from cuttings. My friend offered me some so I'll try it soon. I ordered 50 white cedar but given how much deer supposedly like them, I'm not sure if I should plant them in a thicket or spread them over my 90 acres
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Re: Tree and shrub thinking time
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02/28/24 11:22 AM
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I ordered 50 white cedar but given how much deer supposedly like them, I'm not sure if I should plant them in a thicket or spread them over my 90 acres
at the last place I lived (se WI) I planted 500 White Pine and 1500 Withe Cedar. I planted them in thickets on about 2 acre area. The deer never bothered either one. This was farm country so they had lots of other options I suppose. The deer did like bedding in the cedars when they became large enough to completely shade the area. I moved about 20 miles, planted some White pine there, the deer nipped the tops off of all of them. What deer will eat seems to change very dramatically even in a short distance. I ordered some more White Oak to plant in openings in the woods, I will cage them due to deer tho.
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Re: Tree and shrub thinking time
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Good choice w/ white oak D. I plant white oak acorns.
This year I ordered 50 bur oak seedlings to try.
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Re: Tree and shrub thinking time
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03/06/24 09:19 PM
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With this odd weather, we might have to think about planting trees earlier this year. I guess it mostly depends on when the nurseries ship.
Last year when I planted my 1st tree of the year, a fruit tree, there was still snow on the ground.
1 exteme to the other.
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Re: Tree and shrub thinking time
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I ordered 100 white cedar, and 100 red osier dogwood to plant ...he said april delivery, yellow river nursery by Marshfield
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Re: Tree and shrub thinking time
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I ordered 100 white cedar, and 100 red osier dogwood to plant ...he said april delivery, yellow river nursery by Marshfield Cool. I have some of each of those coming too, for the 1st time ever, but from a different nursery. My land is barely more than 1 hour from Marshfield, but I am unaware of that nursery.
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Re: Tree and shrub thinking time
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I wish WDNR sold wildlife shrub variety packages
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Re: Tree and shrub thinking time
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The other day I found something cool on my property. Serviceberries. I looked them up online and the DNR sells them as a wildlife shrub otherwise known as Juneberry. It looks neat, at least now when it is flowering.
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