j-bird
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I think I spilled that on my pants once as a kid - it works - I never did recover!!!!
Intentionally limiting conifer height?
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j-bird
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I like the idea - I just don't see that being in the cards. My wife would think I lost my mind and was building some sort of fortress! Might as well build a moat and drawbridge! She thinks I'm crazy enough as it is.
j-bird
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The only thing the county did for me was use some sort of rotary ditch making tool and threw mud and grass all over my woven wire fence that looked like hell for a couple of months, or when they trim the limbs from the trees back from the road by using a rotary cutter on an arm and it just chews the crap out of the trees and once again looks like hell.
I don't see a berm in my future - but I like the idea.
wiscwhip
5 year old buck +
Looks like we are on the same page John, that is exactly what I recommended to bueller in his "Dappled Willow" thread a few days ago. I think they could be a great addition in specific areas like under power lines. I get what you mean by "don't laugh" because they look totally like a landscape bush, but their are many varieties of mugo pine out there. The key is to find somewhere that sells the "deer screen sized" varieties as seedlings in bulk and won't break the bank.
Terrific_tom
5 year old buck +
Here you go and in easy to plant plugs to boot.
http://treesagain.com/products/lots-of-mugo-pine-tree-pinus-mugo-for-sale?variant=757377715
http://treesagain.com/products/lots-of-mugo-pine-tree-pinus-mugo-for-sale?variant=757377715
wiscwhip
5 year old buck +
Great find TT, I would just be careful and ask the seller questions about the variety, these maybe the ones that only get 2'-3' tall and wouldn't make much of a screen at that height. Other varieties will grow to between 8'-12', those are the ones you want for screening.
Terrific_tom
5 year old buck +
I tried to find out on the site but the variety was not stated. As you said a phone call would be necessary.
West Branch
5 year old buck +
Itasca Greenhouse has some mugo pine in stock. Might be worth it to call and ask if they know about variety and expected height:
http://www.itascagreenhouse.com/page19.html
http://www.itascagreenhouse.com/page19.html
wiscwhip
5 year old buck +
Great find WB. I was looking at some items from the link in your post, and I found some interesting info on a conifer that I knew very little about other than it was native to WV. Here are a couple links with good info on the Canaan Fir. Some botanists think it is a naturally occuring hybrid balsam/frasier cross, but most classify it as a variety of balsam fir. It could possibly be another option for guys with a bit wetter areas and maybe in slightly warmer areas like j-bird. Looks like it is good from Zone 6 down to Zone 3 as well, so it could potentially be a good fit for guys like chummer on his new place and BJE after he get his cleared?
http://www.learn2grow.com/plants/abies-balsamea-var-phanerolepis/
EDIT: I did read in a boring scientific paper on browse utilization that apparently deer in it's native Canaan Valley in WV think it is very tasty(at least when they are young). It stated that 100% of the Canaan Fir under 40" in height showed heavy browse. Might want to plant these into downed tree tops just in case.:eek:
http://www.learn2grow.com/plants/abies-balsamea-var-phanerolepis/
EDIT: I did read in a boring scientific paper on browse utilization that apparently deer in it's native Canaan Valley in WV think it is very tasty(at least when they are young). It stated that 100% of the Canaan Fir under 40" in height showed heavy browse. Might want to plant these into downed tree tops just in case.:eek:
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