You do not want to fight Mother Nature. Look into "scab resistant" varieties grown on M7 or M111 rootstock. These will grow much larger trees...
It's not firewood till it's been split and dried. Standing dead will still have high moisture but it will be cured faster than green aged the...
The trees were marked by the forester for removal. The stand in question was a pasture that was left fallow probably 30 years ago. The invasive...
Here is what the county forester called the biggest Ironwood he has seen in the county. Cut it for a TSI (timber stand improvement) project)...
I generally won't bother with anything under 8".:whistle: I deal with big stuff. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Yeah but you feel like a real "over the top" chainsaw fiend when you spin your own loops. I also got some Total .325 bars for Husky small mount...
That is a great price, however a while back I got 3 rolls of LGX for $200 roll. That comes down to about 8 buckees a 20" loop. :p
Well it is a good guess but Kade is a Duetsch Drahthaar. However he is a throwback to the Kurzhaar in the line. Kurzhaars are analogous to what...
These are the 5 year old trees. Had I know about the tall spindle system I never would have planted these but they are getting pretty good sized...
Well I often get caught up in the actual growth of the trees and everyone is interested in how quick they produce apples. The following pics are...
Here Dave, thinking of you and the hounds when I took this Pic. I was on the ladder and Kade was below. [IMG]
Depends on how much I let them. As a rule: 1/2" 5/8ths inch feathered stock, those having defined branches will be cropped at 10 -15 apples per...
Well they have grown a lot in 3 weeks since I made this update. On last count 233 out of 27 are now over the 9' wire. Some are pushing 11' tall...
I'd be careful, wouldn't that have very small metal chips in it?
Here is more things You will never need to know: -All apple trees now days are grafted, the rootstock determines size and growing...
Here if you really want to learn more than you possibly have a desire for, this lecture in the orchard by Dr. Terence Robinson is excellent: [MEDIA]
No this is the new way of growing apples on what is called the Tall Spindle system utilizing a trellis. The plan calls for trees on very dwarfing...
Be glad to have you Marty. Providing you can tolerate being bored to tears with all kinds of things you don't need to know about apples. (BTW,...
I don't think it's a green thumb Eric, it's more of a product of having an applicator's license and commercial landscaping account where I can...
There is only one downside: The two chemicals I use cost $300 to buy in the minimum size available. However one was a 20 year supply and the...
