Recent content by Bowsnbucks

Looks good after mowing, Cat. I'd take that plot for sure.

Noticed this here too, Buck. Shade from other trees thins the lower branches, as does crowding when they grow to mature size. When I planted some of ours at camp years ago, at 15 ft. spacing for screening purposes, it becomes apparent after 25 years, that they get bigger than you think when...

^ ^ ^ ^ Nice size for deer to chomp on. Have you tasted them yet?

I believe there's a fungal disease affecting blue spruce around the country. Any blue spruce around here seem to be dying of it, or are already dead. Needles turn rusty-brown / brown, then the tree's done. Very, very few even try to plant blue spruce here anymore. Norway & white spruce - folks...

You aren't stealing anything, Bur!! No worries. We don't buy apples from grocery stores because they don't carry many of the best tasting apples - in our opinion - but I haven't tried all grocery store apples either. Wife and I get our apples from a couple local orchards that grow many...

That re-growth looks like a great place for deer to bed in - or back up against while they watch outward. Good browsing too.

Here in Pa., we use aluminum window screen for rodent protection on the trunks, 5 ft. tall concrete re-mesh for cages of about 4 ft. diameter, and weed fabric / limestone screenings for keeping weeds down. Less weeds = more nutrients for tree growth. Big cages because we have bears .... and any...

That was half the fun to me - trying to figure out what Mr. Buck was doing, where he hung out, where he travelled, etc. I loved reading the signs in the forests & fields, and attempting to put the pieces of the puzzle together. No drones for me, even though I can afford an array of tech gadgets.

I agree with Hoytvectrix on all of this. Trust / confidence is the foundation of any & all markets. CFP's lately don't know where to advise their clients to put their money, due to whip-saw, daily, sharp changes in policies - driven by ego-driven whims. We should all be screaming to our U.S...

You're right pal !!! 70 is fast approaching. God willing, I'll get there. Dandy list 356! The Troggs & Strawberry Alarm Clock were in my collection too. Didn't listen to Iron Butterfly much though, but very familiar with IAGDV.

Those RC look like they have russet skins - do they? I never saw a RC in person. They say most russet apple varieties taste really good.

Just for structure and channeling energy - I'd cut off that lower, leaning piece going to the left in your top pic. Put more energy & nutrients to the upright, main trunk. If you want to save that tree's offspring, I'd take some scion from fruiting wood from last year for grafting. I've taken...

Bur - Wife and I both like some tartness in apples as well. The super-sweet ones don't thrill us as much as a good sweet-tart balanced apple does. Our favorites are Goldrush & Crimson Topaz. When I make sauce, it's usually those 2 varieties, plus Rosalea, Winesap, Ida Red, and Cortland. We like...

I haven't tasted any FC at camp. Might be no good for people .... deer seem to like them when they hit the ground. I wouldn't say they were as popular as some other apple & crab varieties for deer though. We bought ours from Cummins, before Stark bought the rights to FC. Ours are on B-118...

Our camp Franklin Ciders are growing well, but lost one completely - cage & all. I think it got yanked as logging took place when they drug logs out to a landing. The others are good trees, IMO - at least for deer.