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Re: [RC] Barn/Fencing suggestions (long) - heidii know many of you will disagree, but, when you start to plant your trees, do not plant any junktrees. by junk trees, i refer to willows, poplars and elms. while you may very well have enuf water on your property for the poplars, they don't live more than 20 years in perfect climates. and, if you do want to plant poplars, as they grow fast, plant a second line nearby of oak as they will still be standing when your poplars are dead, then you can cut down the poplars and enjoy your oaks. but, never plant willows, unless you have lots of time on your hands to walk around and pick up all the weak branches they drop. better to wait for hardy trees to grow than to plant fast growing junk trees. ericka Actually, one of the purposes of trees that grow fast but have short life spans is to GET trees up while you wait for the more slow growing ones to come on, and in such cases, one just plans to remove the faster-growing ones as they become overly mature. And I suppose it depends on the type of poplar--in this part of the country, the common poplars that homesteaders, etc. planted tend to live for about 80-100 years. Many planted on homesteads in the late 1800s and early 1900s are just now going by the wayside. Cottonwoods are a relative to the poplars--our ditch was established in 1914, and the cottonwoods were not intentionally planted--they just came, with the river water. They are beginning to die off, but have stood sentinel here for 80-90 years. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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