968 trees are going in today. I have an army of little brown people running around the yard planting. I have no idea of nationality. Doug fir and Ponderosa pine are being planted. It has been 2 years of planning and prep. The trees were grown from seeds produced within a 50 mile radius of here.
In some ways I am sorry for the deer as they grazed on the old hay fields, but this is restoration and tax planning. Forest land is taxed at a lower rate than residential, with the difference being made up on stumpage during logging. I will be many years dead before that happens.
A few acres of old hay field remain for the deer, and next year I will probably plant deer plots.
Each tree planted has a 12 foot radius between it and the next tree and is in a protective tube to protect it from becoming browse. Natural reforestation is almost impossible due to the damage caused by wild turkeys. They eat the pine nuts and scratch the seedings up.
In some ways I am sorry for the deer as they grazed on the old hay fields, but this is restoration and tax planning. Forest land is taxed at a lower rate than residential, with the difference being made up on stumpage during logging. I will be many years dead before that happens.
A few acres of old hay field remain for the deer, and next year I will probably plant deer plots.
Each tree planted has a 12 foot radius between it and the next tree and is in a protective tube to protect it from becoming browse. Natural reforestation is almost impossible due to the damage caused by wild turkeys. They eat the pine nuts and scratch the seedings up.