A little tree planting journey

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Willows are happy.


Started the pawpaw tree project. 1 has leafed out, other 4 haven't, so idk if they're dead or what yet. Will stick them in the ground and see what happens.

 

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First one planted.

 

[SPedigrees]

You live in a lovely spot. Will your horses and cattle be in with these trees? (We never had any luck growing trees when out horses were living, save a few outside their pasture.) Your three post tree cage is identical to those I built for my spruce seedlings 5 years ago. I had about 50% success rate with those trees, but a better outcome than those we planted earlier with no protective cages. They ended up as deer snacks!

 

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You live in a lovely spot. Will your horses and cattle be in with these trees? (We never had any luck growing trees when out horses were living, save a few outside their pasture.) Your three post tree cage is identical to those I built for my spruce seedlings 5 years ago. I had about 50% success rate with those trees, but a better outcome than those we planted earlier with no protective cages. They ended up as deer snacks!

They're all fenced off from everyone, horse, sheep, cow, wild deer. They'd be gone overnight otherwise.

All are on irrigation for 2yrs or longer. They'd all be dead or struggling otherwise. I don't want to waste all that time and energy growing, planting and protecting them just to die of thirst.

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

The past year all of a sudden gophers and moles have turned the pastures ito a wack a mole board literally..

With traps and spraying the pasture to eliminate food for gophers and worms from moles and to eliminate toxic weeds from live stalk was recommended by the agricultural dept at the university of Oregon the pastures are all clean up no more ground critters. Except ground squirrels and it seems ag mint Spey deters them.

 

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The past year all of a sudden gophers and moles have turned the pastures ito a wack a mole board literally..

With traps and spraying the pasture to eliminate food for gophers and worms from moles and to eliminate toxic weeds from live stalk was recommended by the agricultural dept at the university of Oregon the pastures are all clean up no more ground critters. Except ground squirrels and it seems ag mint Spey deters them.

Did you mean to post that here?

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

I guess it was in reference to pasture areas how gophers can eat tree roots and kill trees . Not sure if gophers or even ground squirrels are in the pasture area… trees are tiny well protected from above ground critters.
In closing moles, voles , mice can also eat tree roots. I usually put blood-meal around newly planted trees to protect the roots. I hope that helps.

 

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I guess it was in reference to pasture areas how gophers can eat tree roots and kill trees . Not sure if gophers or even ground squirrels are in the pasture area… trees are tiny well protected from above ground critters.
In closing moles, voles , mice can also eat tree roots. I usually put blood-meal around newly planted trees to protect the roots. I hope that helps.

Ohh, okay. I was very lost.
The pawpaw trees were in pots, so no chance of predators. They just failed to leaf out this year. If they don't leaf out next year or I test branches and they're all brittle, I'll toss them and buy new to plant immediately.

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

I cannot begin to tell you how many plants have been lost to ground critters . Around the PNW gophers are a real menace, as well as other ground critters. Some years the pastures look like an 500 hole mini golf course. Also deer… . Nothing worse in my garden than a gopher chomping down on fav tree and shrubs that have been cared for and protected from insects and ice storms in winters …then boom a gopher sets up camp , moves in and starts to close in on meals with my fav plants. They set up watch stations and tunnels to throw the gardener off. Yet I declare war and break out my weapons of mass destruction. Soon they are out waving white flags surrendering. They have cost hundreds in damages.
I real pain in the caboose.

 

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I cannot begin to tell you how many plants have been lost to ground critters . Around the PNW gophers are a real menace, as well as other ground critters. Some years the pastures look like an 500 hole mini golf course. Also deer… . Nothing worse in my garden than a gopher chomping down on fav tree and shrubs that have been cared for and protected from insects and ice storms in winters …then boom a gopher sets up camp , moves in and starts to close in on meals with my fav plants. They set up watch stations and tunnels to throw the gardener off. Yet I declare war and break out my weapons of mass destruction. Soon they are out waving white flags surrendering. They have cost hundreds in damages.
I real pain in the caboose.

First 2 years here there were groundhogs. Tunnels. Got my first LGD, she took care of them. Didn't kill, just flung them and scared them tf away!
Have a video of her flinging one and telling it to gtfo!