I live in northern Illinios, are there any suppliers that will sell saplings (baby trees, twigs...)? I was just curious. We all cut wood, but how many people are replanting Oak, Hickory, Maples?
TomB said:I live in northern Illinios, are there any suppliers that will sell saplings (baby trees, twigs...)? I was just curious. We all cut wood, but how many people are replanting Oak, Hickory, Maples?
LLigetfa said:Trees have been replanting themselves since the beginning of time. If you plant from nursery stock, you may promote monocultures that can be devastated by disease they all share a misfortune of not being resistant to.
I don't bother to pot them but I do relocate desireable saplings out of harm's way. I will harvest some seeds and cast them. I also remove some undesirable competition.Chief Ryan said:What i've been doing is finding small saplings, dig em up...
Woodford said:You can plant trees anytime and be successful, but it's best to plant while the trees are still dormant.
jdemaris said:Woodford said:You can plant trees anytime and be successful, but it's best to plant while the trees are still dormant.
Not where I live, and I'm not in a very hot area. If you plant in the summer, and can't be around to water, they'll usually wither and die. That because they can't survive dry weather until they grow a root system. Plant in the spring or fall when there's more rain and they have time to develop those roots by the time summer comes along.