Thinking of planting some trees
09-14-2005, 12:50 PM
#1
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Central IL
Posts: 778
Thinking of planting some trees
Hey guys, I was just thinking about planting some trees in an area that I hunt privately. I have permission and all, its just Im not sure which trees to plant. I was thinking of going with a tree with some nuts so that I could get the deer in there once the weather gets colder. However, I want to make sure I got something that they might eat....and something that can bear nuts/fruit the quickest.
I read about a Japanese Heartnut tree that can bear nuts within 3 years of planting....It is also known as the Japanese Walnut... I dont know if anyone knows anything about these trees...but any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
I read about a Japanese Heartnut tree that can bear nuts within 3 years of planting....It is also known as the Japanese Walnut... I dont know if anyone knows anything about these trees...but any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
09-14-2005, 02:23 PM
#2
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Roanoke, VA
Posts: 730
RE: Thinking of planting some trees
Try posting in the Wildlife Management section. I have not heard of them before. Sawtooth oaks produce nuts within five to nine years and are the fastest producing nut trees for deer I know of. But, they loose their nuts earlier than some oaks.
09-14-2005, 02:40 PM
#3
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: South Central Wisconsin
Posts: 197
RE: Thinking of planting some trees
YOU WANT QUICK?? Plat your tree of choice nut or fruit bearing, and Plant Berry bushes around those trees, and you'll get berries, generally the next year. Raspberries, blue berries, strawberries......just have to watch out, cause youll have all kinds of huntable creatures comming in to eat berries. Just keep them trimmed way back, so that they dont destroy your tree saplings.
GOOD LUCK!!
GOOD LUCK!!
09-14-2005, 08:04 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Bay City MI USA
Posts: 389
RE: Thinking of planting some trees
ORIGINAL: BSTNFREEK
YOU WANT QUICK?? Plat your tree of choice nut or fruit bearing, and Plant Berry bushes around those trees, and you'll get berries, generally the next year. Raspberries, blue berries, strawberries......just have to watch out, cause youll have all kinds of huntable creatures comming in to eat berries. Just keep them trimmed way back, so that they dont destroy your tree saplings.
GOOD LUCK!!
YOU WANT QUICK?? Plat your tree of choice nut or fruit bearing, and Plant Berry bushes around those trees, and you'll get berries, generally the next year. Raspberries, blue berries, strawberries......just have to watch out, cause youll have all kinds of huntable creatures comming in to eat berries. Just keep them trimmed way back, so that they dont destroy your tree saplings.
GOOD LUCK!!
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