Mike Castillo
Yearling... With promise
Hey Guys,
The number one priority on my property is creating a visual barrier to a 4 acre area that is the primary food plot location on my property. It is wide open and way too visual. The deer avoid it like the plague during daylight hours...and there is the constant threat of poaching, etc. My property is low and wet, with clay heavy clay soil.
Last spring I planted a few hundred Norway spruce. Most have survived and some have not so far. I know this is a multi year project as I only have so much time and money to dedicate to planting...so I am looking for some advice. 1) do you think I should continue to use Norway spruce exclusively? White pine grows well on my land, and I was considering some white spruce as well. Is it better just to use Norways for their fast growth and relative cost...or is diversity important? 2) What is the best way to protect the trees? For last years planting, I sprayed around them...but it can be labor intensive. I am wondering about cutting some landscape fabric and simply putting a 1 foot square piece over each seedling and staking it down?
I appreciate your guidance...
The number one priority on my property is creating a visual barrier to a 4 acre area that is the primary food plot location on my property. It is wide open and way too visual. The deer avoid it like the plague during daylight hours...and there is the constant threat of poaching, etc. My property is low and wet, with clay heavy clay soil.
Last spring I planted a few hundred Norway spruce. Most have survived and some have not so far. I know this is a multi year project as I only have so much time and money to dedicate to planting...so I am looking for some advice. 1) do you think I should continue to use Norway spruce exclusively? White pine grows well on my land, and I was considering some white spruce as well. Is it better just to use Norways for their fast growth and relative cost...or is diversity important? 2) What is the best way to protect the trees? For last years planting, I sprayed around them...but it can be labor intensive. I am wondering about cutting some landscape fabric and simply putting a 1 foot square piece over each seedling and staking it down?
I appreciate your guidance...