I own 44 acres of bottom land; mostly maple and ash; that I had logged in 2000. I told my logger to leave all the tree tops as they fell, to provide cover for the deer. This will only last a couple of years till the tops rot and fall down. We cleared 3 areas for clover food plots and I want to add some fruit bearing brush or brouse that will provide future cover. I want to plant pockets of this brush near the food plots and provide security funnels for the deer to try to infuence they movement thru my woods.
The woods is fairly open right now and I thought I could line some of the skidder trails with this brush. I'm looking at Silky Dogwood, Cardinal Autumn Olive, and High Bush Cranberry. Has anyone have any experience in this area.