Recreating a Deer Woods
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Elkaddict
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Thanks Rusty!
dogghr
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Ugh that was a gut punch. We’ve had many conversations over the years and his habitat workings were very similar to mine. A great loss of his knowledge. I’ve been afraid as to his health as my contacts have been in vain recently. Thanks to him for a great influx of knowledge for us and an exemplary life.
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It's strange how things work sometimes. I woke up this morning realizing today is the first day of spring and remembered how excited Dave would get thinking it would only be a short while before he could get after all the things h e'd been making plans for all winter long.
Dave and I had become quite close friends for quite sometime way back when we were both members of the local branch of QDMA. Living only a few miles apart we had the ability to visit each other's properties and see what each of us had done or had plans to do.
When I turned my computer on this morninng I had a message in my E Mail saying this forum had been through changes so I gave it a try and it came right up. This is the first time since Dave's passing so maybe this is another Omen.
For those who were wondering I called Anne a short while ago and she's doing well. Currently in Florida she is planning on coming home after the end of the month.
I have some Crabapple trees at their home which were grown from grafts from the tree I have in my backyard. Dave planted these for me. I have a special spot to plant some of them right next door behind my son's house which Dave would approve of. My son and Dave also became good friends and when Dave came to our place or I went to Dave's the three of us were often together.
Thank you to those who worked to get this forum up and running. I'll talk with many of you soon.
Lynn
Dave and I had become quite close friends for quite sometime way back when we were both members of the local branch of QDMA. Living only a few miles apart we had the ability to visit each other's properties and see what each of us had done or had plans to do.
When I turned my computer on this morninng I had a message in my E Mail saying this forum had been through changes so I gave it a try and it came right up. This is the first time since Dave's passing so maybe this is another Omen.
For those who were wondering I called Anne a short while ago and she's doing well. Currently in Florida she is planning on coming home after the end of the month.
I have some Crabapple trees at their home which were grown from grafts from the tree I have in my backyard. Dave planted these for me. I have a special spot to plant some of them right next door behind my son's house which Dave would approve of. My son and Dave also became good friends and when Dave came to our place or I went to Dave's the three of us were often together.
Thank you to those who worked to get this forum up and running. I'll talk with many of you soon.
Lynn
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Osceola
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I became active on a Michigan focused forum after the QDMA forum was dissolved. I too got an email in my inbox this morning which caused me to stop in here to see what was happening. I'm very sorry to hear about Chainsaw. I have very fond memories of my many exchanges with him on the old forum. He was one of a kind and left a lasting legacy. That's all any of us can hope for in this life.
It has been a while since Dave's passing but I still think of him often. I looked out my back window this morning to see the Crabapple tree Dave was so fond of is leafing out nicely. The trees we planted which came from Dave's grafting made it through the winter albeit the deer had a few good meals during the winter.
Dave was also heavily into planting "Day Lillys" so when I went to his cottage where he had some planted Anne asked me if I wanted some. Between my son, my son in law and me we dug up and brought several plants home. They are all doing well and are beginning to come to life again.
If anyone didn't know, Anne has sold the farm in it's entirety and is living in one of the three cottages they owned on Sandy Pond. She said she simply couldn't take care of the house and all the acreage. I hope whoever bought the farm appreciates it as much as Dave did.
My home and property are nicer to look at thanks to my good and sorely missed friend. He will never be forgotten. Heaven is even more beautiful since Dave got there and lent a hand to make it that way.
Regards,
Lynn
Dave was also heavily into planting "Day Lillys" so when I went to his cottage where he had some planted Anne asked me if I wanted some. Between my son, my son in law and me we dug up and brought several plants home. They are all doing well and are beginning to come to life again.
If anyone didn't know, Anne has sold the farm in it's entirety and is living in one of the three cottages they owned on Sandy Pond. She said she simply couldn't take care of the house and all the acreage. I hope whoever bought the farm appreciates it as much as Dave did.
My home and property are nicer to look at thanks to my good and sorely missed friend. He will never be forgotten. Heaven is even more beautiful since Dave got there and lent a hand to make it that way.
Regards,
Lynn
Native Hunter
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Thanks for that information, Lynn.
Every time I walk through my tree planting, I think of Dave. I have three trees there with scion wood he sent to me, and also a Turning Point from Blue Hill. In case everyone doesn't know it, Dave had 600 acres of wild apple trees. Ryan from Blue Hill was close friends with Dave, and Dave turned him loose to evaluate all the wild apples - looking for special ones, worthy of propagation.
Out of all of the trees on that 600 acres, Turning Point was judged to be the most special of all. It rates a 10 in almost every characteristic that anyone would look for in a deer apple. Mine is still young, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it does this far south.
Dave was a special man in so many different ways.
Native Hunter,
Your post is quite valuable to me as I have been racking what is left of my brain trying to remember Ryan's name. An issue with my cell phone dumped all my contact information.
When Dave came to my home to get wood from my Crabapple tree Ryan was with him. Ryan and Dave were a good pair to know. If you could keep up you could learn a lot just listening to their conversations.
Your post is quite valuable to me as I have been racking what is left of my brain trying to remember Ryan's name. An issue with my cell phone dumped all my contact information.
When Dave came to my home to get wood from my Crabapple tree Ryan was with him. Ryan and Dave were a good pair to know. If you could keep up you could learn a lot just listening to their conversations.
Native Hunter
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You can go to Blue Hill's website and use Ryan's contact link if you ever need to get in touch with him. He is devoted to finding and selling top notch trees for deer and other wildlife. I have several of his varieties planted, but they are still very young, however, they are growing very well. There is no guarantee that those cultivars will perform as well in the south as they do in the north, but I'm going to find out. I already know that one of his trees (Yates Apple) does well here, because it has been my favorite deer apple for many years.
I miss Dave...I really enjoyed his knowledge contributions to this forum...
Native Hunter
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Yes, Turning Point is one that he sells, but I just looked and he is currently out of them.
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KSQ2
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I did some reading on them at blue hill and they look great! Do they need a pollinator? I didn't see anything about a pollinator in the description. Having a great tree like this, that has some legacy to it as well, would fit in very well on the Massey.
You should check with Ryan to be sure. Being unique I wouldn't even venture a guess.
KSQ2
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Thanks, I sent him an email.
Native Hunter
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Nearly all apples need a pollinator. Ryan can elaborate more on that.
