The Japanese Black Pine(Pinus thunbergiana) is hardy in my location, but can suffer winterburn. The Pines should recover from this, but this is one of the problems when planting exotics.
Tag Archives: Trees
Covered In Ice
Freezing Rain can happen in the winter and can damage a lot when glazing everything with ice. The Green Ash tree(Fraxinus) split from the weight of the ice and hit the chicken shed. The icy trees waiting for the Sun’s warmth to melt the ice off them. Evergreens really capture a lot of the freezing […]
Poop Ball Tree
I came across a tree in the forest that I nicknamed the poop ball tree. This is a Bitternut Hickory that has many galls on the limbs.
Tree Gives Birth
An American Basswood tree has a rotten, hollowed out trunk. A basswood sucker has sprung up in the middle.
Red Delicious Ornaments
Like a Christmas Tree, the Red Delicious Apple tree stands out in the landscape. The heavy production of apples are hanging in the tree like ornaments.
Cat in Tree
Teddy, our pet cat, likes to hang out in the trees.
Hinge Cutting
I have been hinge cutting some elms in the woods this month, opening up the canopy. This will bring more sunlight in and give some more cover for wildlife.
Goat Drought
We have stumbled into August. The pastures are drying up as the clouds have closed up any rain falling down onto us. The goats look for what little grass blades they can find. This is a good example of cool season grasses that are not really appropriate for this climate. Most of the established trees […]
American Basswood
American Basswood(Tilia americana) is a common tree on my place. It attains a large size as this pic proves: When I came close to this tree to measure it, I saw a lot of rot inside the huge trunk, the whole inside is hollowing out. The circumference of the trunk is around 16 feet. I […]
Douglas Fir Windbreak
Planting windbreaks can be a guessing game. What species, how far apart, and planning for what disease or insect problems comes its way in the future can make it like a strategy game. A few of the trees that were used in our windbreak go by the name of Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii var. […]