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Post by jillybeantx on May 22, 2013 10:56:46 GMT -5
In the past 2 years we have lost a lot of trees in the pasture due to tornados. The native tree that seems to hold up the best is the osage orange. They may lose their tops or a major branch, but they continue to live and grow. And even when they break, the branch has stayed attached. The mesquite trees, on the other hand, look like they have exploded - leaves, twigs, branches and trunks everywhere. Overall the osage orange loss has been much less than the other trees.
I'd like to grow more of these trees to plant out in the pasture. I saved some seeds from last fall, but didn't know to stratify the oranges before digging the seeds out. My plan is to put about half of the seeds in the fridge now for a few weeks, and the other half I'll plant directly. Hopefully one of the two ideas will work. Otherwise, I'll try again in the fall.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2013 11:04:28 GMT -5
I'd like to grow more of these trees to plant out in the pasture. I saved some seeds from last fall, but didn't know to stratify the oranges before digging the seeds out. My plan is to put about half of the seeds in the fridge now for a few weeks, and the other half I'll plant directly. Hopefully one of the two ideas will work. Otherwise, I'll try again in the fall. Try a brief chill, and set your pan in the shade for this summer. If you prune your Bodarc short it makes passable barbed wire fence... I'm just sayin'.
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Post by jillybeantx on May 23, 2013 9:24:46 GMT -5
Thanks for the info coppice.
We've discussed planting a row of these in a low area to act as the fence. The property drains there, and things get caught on the fence and push it over. I'll see how my success is with starting some seeds, and we may give it a try. FWIW, the horses love to eat the leaves from these trees and in the fall they eat the "oranges." I was hoping that they would spread the seeds over the pasture for new trees but so far it hasn't happened.
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Post by nightmist on May 23, 2013 10:23:46 GMT -5
If you heat with wood you might want to consider a woodlot of osage orange. I was researching the best firewood and it came out on top. Plus it coppices well, so if you get a lot going you could heat off it for, well nearly forever. So the research indicates anyway.
I wonder if you could coppice your fence line without affecting it's function as a fence? Seems like a possibility.
I'm saving up to get the heck out of town. I got sick of town dwelling about 10 minutes after we moved in. However we also want shut of the gas companies, and do not want to become National Grid (formerly Niagara Mohawk) customers again. Hence the research.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2013 17:24:11 GMT -5
I wonder if you could coppice your fence line without affecting it's function as a fence? Seems like a possibility. You're going to produce brush vs cordwood by coppicing. But you could certainly burn that brush. The first couple years your bramble fence is not impervious to powered equpment. ATV's etc. Now if your really of a mind to set pickets you might could end up with a ATV proof fence in time.
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Post by nightmist on May 25, 2013 21:26:19 GMT -5
Now if your really of a mind to set pickets you might could end up with a ATV proof fence in time. While I was reading up on this wood, I thought of snowmobiles, and that just put a big old smile on my face.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2013 8:52:27 GMT -5
While I was reading up on this wood, I thought of snowmobiles, and that just put a big old smile on my face. There is a thread over on Frugal's Forums by a fellow who wants his neighbors to stop fishing his stocked pond (I cannot imagine why). He is building a ATV proof barrier fence, albeit slowly cause his fish poachers keep driving through his new fence. Hence my advice for making some picketts to hang up them iron ponies. I know I feel better when visitors come by through the front door after knocking. One of us just about always feels worse after entry by other windows.
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Post by garrett on Jul 2, 2013 12:52:03 GMT -5
also check out kei apple for a wicked hedge...big smiles
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2013 12:14:54 GMT -5
Jilly, I have Osage Orange seedlings growing. Once they are dormant, do you want any?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2013 5:59:19 GMT -5
I've divvied up my OO into single cells. The offer still stands jilly.
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Post by stone on Jan 11, 2014 10:00:49 GMT -5
The native tree that seems to hold up the best is the osage orange. I'd like to grow more of these trees to plant out in the pasture. I saved some seeds from last fall, but didn't know to stratify the oranges before digging the seeds out. My plan is to put about half of the seeds in the fridge now for a few weeks, and the other half I'll plant directly. Hopefully one of the two ideas will work. Otherwise, I'll try again in the fall. How well did your seeds do? You might want to try my method... Put several fresh oranges in a bucket... allow to fill with rainwater... after several months... the oranges should be mushy. Mush oranges and dump slurry in shallow trench. cover lightly, and wait for seedlings. I get very good results.
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Post by garrett on Jan 11, 2014 10:15:40 GMT -5
thanks stone.smiles
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2014 16:07:42 GMT -5
OO seed wants to grow. Just about any help will get them to germinate.
Brushy cuttings stuck into dirt while dormant will also root and grow...
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Post by garrett on Mar 9, 2014 10:46:21 GMT -5
so how is we doing?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2014 11:34:50 GMT -5
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