Spent a good chunk of the day at the Massey.
Grafted a couple scions off two different pears in the barnyard onto a callery pear on the south edge of our field. I was worried the kieffers were too far along, but I think they were okay. I followed the Native way…
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The bucks have this tree marked, but the callery pears are pretty much indestructible it seems…
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I got a little too ambitious with my first cut; I’m new to the girdling scene. Had a forester tell me how to do it. Here I went too deep though and finished on the cut on the lean side, ended up pinching the bar some, I managed to get it free with a ratchet strap.
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Worked quite a bit of the day getting more sunlight to bigger oaks.
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Anybody know what’s going on with this elm? There are several like this, I first noticed them this last fall while hunting. They were fully leafed last year.
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This old burr oak is one of my favorite trees on the farm.
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More sunlight clearing for oaks.
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Nice to see some water in some of the creek branches again.
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I’m trying to make one of the deer trails a little better. I cleared it today and will go in this summer with the weedeater and touch it up. I’ve been wanting to do this for a while now. This is through new growth of the last 10 years. I also did my own version of edging; trying to keep the browse optimum on the field edge. Also wanted to clear the view from Addison’s stand to the lower barn foodplot. Speaking of Addison’s stand, can you pick it out in the second pic at the trail's end?
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Managed to stumble onto one more neat little shed. Might be the last of the year. Grass is greening up fast and will be getting tall soon.
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