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Tree planting anyone?

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  1. John D

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    Looking good and putting a tarp down first in the back of your truck is very smart
     
  2. blacktail

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    Purchased and planted: 2 apple, one Italian prune plum, one peach. The apples do well. The prune plum was planted 4 or 5 years ago and hasn't produced anything yet. The peach was planted in spring of 23 and it doesn't look good this year.
    My parents have a crimson maple that spawns more around the edge of their yard. I've saved 8 of those and planted them on my property. They range from 4ft to 20ft tall now. I also save firs and cedars that I find sprouting up around my property. Once they're big enough, I find a place for them in the woods out back. The biggest one now is a fir about 6ft tall.
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  3. John D

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    The last picture is
    Your Guard dog watching the plants or your best friend spending time with you
     
  4. Eric Wanderweg

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    It’s a Christmas miracle. A squirrel finally planted a black walnut for me :faint: I collected a couple trash barrels full of walnuts last fall, and towards the end of the season I got sick of processing them and dumped out half a barrel about 30 feet away. This one popped up 15 feet from one I planted last year, so I’ll let it grow. I’m glad I was paying attention while pulling weeds today.
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  5. blacktail

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    If I'm planting trees, we're playing ball. If I'm working on a vehicle, we're playing ball. If I'm splitting wood, we're playing ball.
     
  6. Eric Wanderweg

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    My 2 year old black locust is really growing vigorously. This one week old sucker appeared out of nowhere, 5 feet from the mother tree. At this rate I wouldn’t be surprised if the main tree flowers for the first time next May.
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    Just planted a bur oak for shade.
     

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