White Spruce VS Norway

[Foggy47]

I used your order form above to order 32 Norway Spruce from Meeker County. They had the best prices of the SWCD offices I check on....and offered the potted trees...which many will not do. Thanks for the info Buck!! My SIL is going to pick them up for me....and help me plant them. Also getting matts and staples. My well is about two hose lengths from where we will plant these. Going to do two lines of trees about 16 feet apart and staggered on 16 feet between the trees. Make a screen from the building site. Likely use my tractor and 12" post hole bit to start the holes.

 

[somich]

If you can swing it, I would recommend and Earthquake Auger with either a 6" or 8" drill head. For the 4 yr tn's this will allow you to get the depth and width of hole for spreading the roots out. It's about $300 and will same you alot of time and your back/shoulders.

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I've loved my 9" 3pt auger. I've got sandy loam on top of clay. I need to be careful not to make a hole that makes the roots set in water too long.

 

[T-Max]

Must be like this to act as a stop?

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This is the right way.


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[Cool Hand Luke]

This is the right way.


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Thank you T! You’re a good man.


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[Foggy47]

I used your order form above to order 32 Norway Spruce from Meeker County. They had the best prices of the SWCD offices I check on....and offered the potted trees...which many will not do. Thanks for the info Buck!! My SIL is going to pick them up for me....and help me plant them. Also getting matts and staples. My well is about two hose lengths from where we will plant these. Going to do two lines of trees about 16 feet apart and staggered on 16 feet between the trees. Make a screen from the building site. Likely use my tractor and 12" post hole bit to start the holes.

Just thinking about my tree project a little.....and I need to get my post-hole auger back from a guy I loaned it to....two years ago. He was building a fenced yard around a swimming pool up at the lake. Pretty sure he is (finally) done with that auger. I have not needed it.....so I kinda forgot about it until now.

My son-in-law ordered some trees too....so we will do a joint planting project with the 1 gallon potted Norway spruce trees at his place and mine. I also got a new switch grass project going this Spring....and need to prep the land. Gotta squeeze the tree planting between the burn-down and planting efforts for the Switch. Planning is gonna be key as I don't get back from OZ until mid May.....and I hope to complete my planting by early / mid June.....while I still can catch some rainfall.

Planning to make more secure "compartments" in some larger food plots, and provide better bedding and cover......and for travel paths to some stands. I am hopeful that more screen and cover will provide some deer activity in daylight. Seems the hunting over food plot game has come and gone some years back. The past two or three years have proven that on my property. Time for changes.

 

[H20fwler]

Late to this thread, but my experience with conifers.

Have put in a lot of Norway, blue spruce, black hill and white pine.
Norway grow the fastest.
Blue spruce look the best.
Black hill are thick growing and great for around yard and buildings. They are susceptible to the fungus that hits in spring.
White pine can tolerate wet feet.
All of them need protection from deer until they get size to them.
I fertilize once in spring triple 10 around drip line, I spray black hills in spring for fungus.

My soil is heavy loamy clay.
Have ordered a lot of them from Cold Stream Farm out of MI.