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Norway Spruce Screen Decisions
- Thread starter Wind Gypsy
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That looks really nice. A forkie will be out there tonight to shine up those trunks for you!
I'd recommend adding a couple of steel T-posts to mark the rows as well. It will help reduce the likelihood of the township ditch mowing crew or the farmer's sprayer from hitting your trees.
I once lost a couple hundred trees when my farmer renter accidently sprayed a section of my visual screen, but that was when I only used short wood lathes to mark the row. I've also had snowmobiles, atv's and trucks run over trees that I planted when they were small and hard to see. Steel fenceposts took care of both of those issues.
I'd recommend adding a couple of steel T-posts to mark the rows as well. It will help reduce the likelihood of the township ditch mowing crew or the farmer's sprayer from hitting your trees.
I once lost a couple hundred trees when my farmer renter accidently sprayed a section of my visual screen, but that was when I only used short wood lathes to mark the row. I've also had snowmobiles, atv's and trucks run over trees that I planted when they were small and hard to see. Steel fenceposts took care of both of those issues.
Brian662
5 year old buck +
Down near the timber I used steel t-posts near every tree to discourage buck rubbing similar to @marlin suggestion. Good idea to do it all the way down nearest the field edge for spacing from the farmer/sprayer. I'm not as worried about the road side because the set back is 10' further than the corn was previously.
This spring I took the steel rebar cage off a 12 year old red pine that I planted for a visual screen. That turned out to be a mistake because a buck shredded that tree this week. After seeing the damage, I threw some random tree branches around that pine tree and hopefully that prevents any more damage to the tree. There is about 1/4 of the trunk that was not shredded, so there is a chance the tree lives.
That buck clearly didn't know that I planted those trees to hide deer from my poaching neighbor!
That buck clearly didn't know that I planted those trees to hide deer from my poaching neighbor!
