Recent content by Flatiron75

Not knowing what else is around there food-wise, or the heights of nearby trees - I might cut a few patches of cedars down along that strip to create openings. I'd plant a few crab apple trees or pear trees in those openings to provide extra food items, plus break up the mono-strip of cedars...

You could also plant a few clusters of evergreens like spruce, Fraser fir, or if you don't have fruit trees that would be affected by CAR, you could plant some red cedars in areas you timbered. We've done several large TSI cuts and clearcuts at camp over the years, but we planted clusters or...

Thanks for posting this info, RGrizzzz. You know me by another handle on HT forum ...... BNB. You and I both have camps in NC Pa. mountains. Have a good day, friend!

^ ^ ^ ^ Exactly!!

Yep - bears. Destructive critters. We're loaded with 'em. We over-planted in hopes of only losing a few, and getting a good number of trees grown to big, woody, full-sized ones.

Clearly, Native - you've been doing things all wrong!!!😲;) That's quite a man-cave room. Passing a 165 - never happen in Pa.!!! You have great trigger control. I hope he gets to 190" next year, and you get a whack at him.

Beautiful woods in their fall colors. Best time of year, IMO. Good luck getting that dandy buck!! Milled wood ..... yellow (tulip) poplar? How does it air dry, if I can ask? Long process, warping, twist, etc.

That buck is a worthy trophy any day, friend!!! Congrats on a beauty. Great pics - buck and N. lights.

Recommend any brands, MD?

Looks like your trees are doing well. Nice work!

I've planted a number of whips from other nurseries over the years. I always top those about 10" -12" down on a 4' to 5' whip. Topping forces the tree to start pushing laterals for more leaf surface/photosynthesis needs. That's always worked for me - and I got that advice from a couple...

Sunlight and a bit of time.

Here's a list of apple & crab trees that we have planted at camp. We chose these varieties for DR, and for varying bloom / ripening times. Enterprise Liberty Goldrush Wolf River Prairie Spy N.Y. 35 "Bonkers" Arkansas Black - - - Also have 5 OLD! unknown apple trees - over 50...

Our camp is mostly no-spray ..... except for bugs & caterpillars, which don't hammer all of our varieties. I'm happy with the crabs and apple-crab crosses we've gotten from Blue Hill Nursery here in central Pa. Turning Point, Roadkill crab, Sweet November, Crabarina are all doing well for us...

Many of us have suffered though dry years the past couple. Rain makes all the difference. We've spread small-seeded plot crops using an electric one mounted on a 4-wheeler. Keep the same, constant speed, and the seed seems to get spread fairly evenly. We even pull a drag to cover seed with a...