The Brushpile
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Oriental Pears from Century Farm Orchard. These are Korean Giants and sell for $2-$3 each in supermarkets. Korean Giants drop during bow Season in MO, and are firm pears that last on the ground until eaten. This tree is from Century Farm Orchard.
Kieffer Pears are hard pears that also drop during bow season and last on the ground. "Kieffers are keepers", Kieffer Pears keep well in storage and last on the ground. Geo's pear trees are probably Kieffer.... need I say more?
Kieffer Pears are hard pears that also drop during bow season and last on the ground. "Kieffers are keepers", Kieffer Pears keep well in storage and last on the ground. Geo's pear trees are probably Kieffer.... need I say more?
So would I!
I hope you're feeling better. I have a feeling a shoulder is worse than a hip replacement. Ouch!
I'm going to have to run a hose out as I have various nuts trees I need seed from, so its a sure thing that I'll have AC.
Allegheny Chinkapin is a small tree. Back in 2008 I sought out Allegheny Chinkapin and found a single source in Alabama, but don't recall the name of the nursery; I've since ordered Allegheny Chinkapin (AC), from Superior Trees in Florida.
The reason I sought out AC was because they produce an abundance of chinkapins/small chestnuts in 2-3 years!!! Allegheny Chinkapins/small chestnuts sometimes confused with Chinkapin Oak and Dwarf Chinkapin Oak which produces acorns. AC can get blight, but this tree is eight years old, and is growing on the highest/driest slope on The Brushpile and is about 15-20 feet tall.
The reason I sought out AC was because they produce an abundance of chinkapins/small chestnuts in 2-3 years!!! Allegheny Chinkapins/small chestnuts sometimes confused with Chinkapin Oak and Dwarf Chinkapin Oak which produces acorns. AC can get blight, but this tree is eight years old, and is growing on the highest/driest slope on The Brushpile and is about 15-20 feet tall.
Resistant doesn't mean they don't get FB, and I lost a couple young trees to blight during the worst of the drought. However, I never spray pear trees because they don't require it unless the pears are for market.
Chinkapins are good to eat, so they're a good draw for deer. Chinkapin is native to Southeast Missouri, and I'm successfully growing it in Southwest Missouri.
http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CAPU9
http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CAPU9
American Wild Plum. If I could only plant one bush, I think it would be Wild Plum. The buck in my avatar was recovered from a Wild Plum Thicket that he walked through the length of, with that big rack, while wounded! Wild Plum is both food and cover and it's thicket forming and will grow in drought, shade or full Sun. My source for American Wild Plum is the MDC, and this is it's range:
http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PRAM
http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PRAM
Strawberry Bush is deer candy. I need to get exclusion cages on my Strawberry Bush so deer can only eat what grows out the cage. More info:
http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_euam7.pdf
Strawberry Bush gets it's name from having a seedpod that resembles a strawberry. The seed pod will turn red and eventually burst open to reveal shiny red berries which gives it the name "Hearts-a-Burst'n". Strawberry Bush likes moist soil, and would be an attraction along a food plot border; it's like catnip for deer!
Superior Trees in Florida is where I order Strawberry Bush and Superior Trees ships in late November as well as Spring.
http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_euam7.pdf
Strawberry Bush gets it's name from having a seedpod that resembles a strawberry. The seed pod will turn red and eventually burst open to reveal shiny red berries which gives it the name "Hearts-a-Burst'n". Strawberry Bush likes moist soil, and would be an attraction along a food plot border; it's like catnip for deer!
Superior Trees in Florida is where I order Strawberry Bush and Superior Trees ships in late November as well as Spring.
This is Roughleaf Dogwood. Silky Dogwood, Red Osier Dogwood, Flowering Dogwood, and Roughleaf Dogwood grow on The Brushpile. Of the dogwoods, Roughleaf is by far the most preferred browse and the easiest to grow. Roughleaf Dogwood will grow in harsh conditions that other dogwoods won't tolerate. Roughleaf Dogwood is a large shrub with a max height of 15 feet and a spread of 6-12 feet. Roughleaf is thicket forming. This is it's range:
http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CODR
http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CODR
http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CODR
http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CODR
Thanks Weasel, I never prune or spray my pears. Pears require no maintenance unless they get fire blight.
