Hi all,
I'm looking for suggestions on what everyones favorite shrubs are for habitat improvement. Im curious about not only preferred browse shrubs but others for screens, thermal protection, and use in bedding areas. Im working on a 3- 5 yr plan, with the first year working on increasing browse vareity, bedding, and screens as the property has been depleted by years of cattle grazing in the trees. Additional years will include additional mast production, thermal protection, and continuation of hinge cutting.
The region is NE SD, in the glacial lakes region. Current area has corn/beans, open pasture, prairie hay field, large slough with rushes, oak and green ash, chokecherry bushes and a thorny brush about 3' tall that never gets browsed but provides a small amount of cover. I have small plots, 1/8 to 1/2 acre, with clover, brassicas, and other fall plot mixes.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I'm looking for suggestions on what everyones favorite shrubs are for habitat improvement. Im curious about not only preferred browse shrubs but others for screens, thermal protection, and use in bedding areas. Im working on a 3- 5 yr plan, with the first year working on increasing browse vareity, bedding, and screens as the property has been depleted by years of cattle grazing in the trees. Additional years will include additional mast production, thermal protection, and continuation of hinge cutting.
The region is NE SD, in the glacial lakes region. Current area has corn/beans, open pasture, prairie hay field, large slough with rushes, oak and green ash, chokecherry bushes and a thorny brush about 3' tall that never gets browsed but provides a small amount of cover. I have small plots, 1/8 to 1/2 acre, with clover, brassicas, and other fall plot mixes.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.