The Brushpile
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This is a Sand Cherry from Lincoln Oakes Nursery in ND. Deer browse Sand Cherry, but so far my Sand Cherries haven't produced Cherries. Sand Cherry is a small shrub standing about 4-5 feet in height and is low maintenance.
A Missouri Department of Conservation forester stated that my place is like an arboretum. If a plant makes good habitat for deer, it's probably planted and tested on The Brushpile. Sand Cherry is slow growing and has yet to produce, but appears hardy and is browsed.
Japanese Beetles have been relentless this year, and have been a significant problem for well over a month. This is what they did to Sand Cherry.
A Missouri Department of Conservation forester stated that my place is like an arboretum. If a plant makes good habitat for deer, it's probably planted and tested on The Brushpile. Sand Cherry is slow growing and has yet to produce, but appears hardy and is browsed.
Japanese Beetles have been relentless this year, and have been a significant problem for well over a month. This is what they did to Sand Cherry.
Apple Trees are defoliated by Japanese Beetles, and I've about given up on apples in this location for a variety of reasons, with Japanese Beetles being the last straw.
There are over 100 apple trees on The Brushpile and I've yet to get one good apple! This area is too hot and dry for apples to be productive, so I've switched my focus to pears. All of my apple trees have been defoliated this year and are screaming for rain!
There are over 100 apple trees on The Brushpile and I've yet to get one good apple! This area is too hot and dry for apples to be productive, so I've switched my focus to pears. All of my apple trees have been defoliated this year and are screaming for rain!
Rain is sliding by 3-4 miles to the South. How could this storm miss?
https://weather.com/weather/radar/interactive/l/USMO0703:1:US
https://weather.com/weather/radar/interactive/l/USMO0703:1:US
I bought two of the Trader mulberries in Fargo last September. Should be set for life
dogdoc
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that summer force field must have got turned back on. Looks like i got lucky and got close to an inch out of this summer storm.
looks like you have some better chances tomorrow and monday
Any pics of your Trader Mulberries?
I'm getting light rain, with the brunt of the storm striking a glancing blow!
Rather than copy years of running dialogue, I'm recreating The Brushpile from Photobucket. Eventually I'll catch back up and take a break.
Allegheny Chinkapin (AC), is cover, browse and highly preferred hard mast. The Chinkapins are so highly preferred that I've direct seeded 100's of Chinkapins with zero success, because every last seed was eaten.
Allegheny Chinkapin is not bothered by late frosts because it blooms after the last threat of frost. In years like this one, when late frost damaged everything, Allegheny Chinkapin is still producing..
Allegheny Chinkapin is not bothered by late frosts because it blooms after the last threat of frost. In years like this one, when late frost damaged everything, Allegheny Chinkapin is still producing..
Kieffer Pear. Of the many varieties of pears on The Brushpile", Kieffer is the staple! Keiffer = deer! With the exception of Oriental Pears, all of my other pears will drop and be long gone before bow season. The Kieffers took a beating this year with late frost, high wind and drought, but still made pears.
This is "Southwest Injury" on an apple.
Southwest injury occurs on thin barked trees like young apple trees. During the Winter the Southwest side of the tree trunk warms way above freezing and loses some of it's cold resistance, so when the tree freezes at night, the cambium layer dies. Drought contributes to Southwest injury.
Southwest injury can be prevented by shading the trunk, tubing, and wrapping. Painting trunks white helps young trees reflect the Sun's heat, and deter Southwest injury. Older trees with thick bark don't get Southwest injury, so it's only the young trees that need to be protected.
Southwest injury occurs on thin barked trees like young apple trees. During the Winter the Southwest side of the tree trunk warms way above freezing and loses some of it's cold resistance, so when the tree freezes at night, the cambium layer dies. Drought contributes to Southwest injury.
Southwest injury can be prevented by shading the trunk, tubing, and wrapping. Painting trunks white helps young trees reflect the Sun's heat, and deter Southwest injury. Older trees with thick bark don't get Southwest injury, so it's only the young trees that need to be protected.
