Livesintrees
5 year old buck +
So I’m on the hunt for an exact location for the future mini orchard. Last time I asked here about location for the sake of some preliminary info I was told an area that was slightly higher in elevation to prevent being in a possible frost “zone” I believe was the term. Also if I remember correctly it was also to encourage better airflow to help with disease.
Basically to me this means don’t put it in a low lying spot on the property. So I’m looking at an area that is a very gradual slope currently. I can’t go high as thats where deer prefer to bed as where I’m enhancing those area (plus the ground is so much solid rock nothing would survive).
I have yet to decide exactly what I want to plant. I do know I’ll end up with some form of crabapple (I read on here that they are best for low/minimal maintenance) as well as a pear variety. It’s only purpose is for wildlife.
Where I am it’s solid timber. Mature timber. Therefore I’ll be cutting down trees to prep for this project. So with that said, I think I would like 10-12 trees. In a perfect world I would have more. So the number of trees will be dependent on the size of the opening I need to create. There is no laziness on my end. I have the ability and desire to make it happen. However I have to make sure my forestor has a way to make this work with the current TSI plans. The last thing I want to do is to jeopardize my enrollment in the plan and tax incentives that will come after this year.
So what size or is there a suggested size of opening needed per tree or per group of trees?
Basically to me this means don’t put it in a low lying spot on the property. So I’m looking at an area that is a very gradual slope currently. I can’t go high as thats where deer prefer to bed as where I’m enhancing those area (plus the ground is so much solid rock nothing would survive).
I have yet to decide exactly what I want to plant. I do know I’ll end up with some form of crabapple (I read on here that they are best for low/minimal maintenance) as well as a pear variety. It’s only purpose is for wildlife.
Where I am it’s solid timber. Mature timber. Therefore I’ll be cutting down trees to prep for this project. So with that said, I think I would like 10-12 trees. In a perfect world I would have more. So the number of trees will be dependent on the size of the opening I need to create. There is no laziness on my end. I have the ability and desire to make it happen. However I have to make sure my forestor has a way to make this work with the current TSI plans. The last thing I want to do is to jeopardize my enrollment in the plan and tax incentives that will come after this year.
So what size or is there a suggested size of opening needed per tree or per group of trees?