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Most spots are sedge and cattail mix but closer to the higher ground there is reed canary unfortunately

I have two lanes cleared out so far and did a lighter thinning between and around them. Not stop is going to be tags on the transition to higher ground and some of the bigger ones. Not sure the brust cutter will be enough for those. I am surprised by the amount of red osier I have mixed in...

Mine are mostly dead but I had a few still standing that I didn't realize were ash. Wish my dead ones would fall

I have seen similar reactions to ash on my place. I didn't realize it would stump sprout like it did but the deer have hammered it.

Cool. So in my instance I don't mind the cover from the tags but I have a lot of ROD mixed in. I was thinking about keeping it up in some areas annually just to keep it under control and the fresh growth is way easier to deal with compared to when they are 10-15' tall

Bumping this back up. Im starting to cut back tag alder on my property. How frequently are folks cutting it back afterwards? I have about 15 acres of it and don't plan on shearing but will select different areas each year to reset. Some of the tags are pretty manageable with a brush...

Took a brush cutter to a stand of tag alder and dogwood at one stand location and then cleared out an area that had a bunch of briars and honeysuckle and made some space for some oak trees that are about 3' tall

Fixed the chipper. Sat for too long and needs a new carburetor

Just got through a rough cold snap. We had temps down to -20 with little snow cover, so we'll see how everything holds up to that. Mentioned it earlier but will he adding 10 trees from bluehill this spring including... Yates Winter Crabarina Kerr 4 houidini Sweet advent pear Deer Luscious...

I think i learned the hard way that cutting more is better when starting. At least for me that was the case. When I started trying to use my 4 wheeler and had to dodge extra trees that were shading the plot it was pretty obvious what I needed to do.

Have been cutting down trees shading the food plot we created last year. Have also been thinning out some red cedars that look scraggly and not well and using the logs to fill in some low spots to make easier travel. I also cut a trail though an area with some wind thrown so critters can...

I currently have the majority of my trees with landscape fabric around them but am thinking of getting a load of chips from an arborsist. I have plenty of uses for chips but anything I should be concerned about with putting those around my fruit trees or any of the other trees I have nearby? My...

Bluehill is nice because they let you schedule the ship date. Only had one experience so far but that worked well for planning

Sorry for your loss. Keeping you and your family in our prayers.

I did the same thing. I told myself it'll save me time next spring and felt better for a bit.