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Re: Christmas 2029 

By: De_Composed in GRITZ | Recommend this post (1)
Sun, 27 Apr 25 11:28 PM | 26 view(s)
Boardmark this board | Grits Breakfast of Champeens! 		Msg. 07465 of 07499
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The Fraser fir saplings are now in the ground. The hardest parts were • Dodging today's on-again / off-again (mostly on-again) rain and • Lugging all remaining giant (5' tall / 3' diameter) tomato cages from the downhill garden to the planting area. They're the trees' protection from deer.

Ten or twelve years ago, I cut down a huge Douglas fir that took storm damage. It was perhaps 35' tall. Afterward, numerous saplings began coming up. I left the best one there (and it is now as tall as its mama) and transplanted two to the top of the property, where the original owner's house had once stood. Those trees are now 6' tall, but they're in abysmal soil that was brought in by the excavator who took the old house down. I don't know what's in that soil, but it's grey in color.

My point is that fir trees are hardy, and if they're in good soil, they grow very quickly.

Update: I thought 35' was pretty big. Then I came across this graphic. If you can't read it, the little tree on the left is a 100' Douglas fir.

My point is that I have high expectations for these Fraser fir saplings. The trees planted today will have the honor of being chopped down when they're between 5 and 15 years old. The three I put in yesterday get to have full lives, hopefully making the driveway look nice. Before I learned how huge firs can get (80' for Frasers), I was still smart or lucky enough to put them 10' off the driveway.

For kicks, I may do an annual photo of them - to help me remember how they quickly they grow. The soil here is loamy and, imo, is much better than at the other house. It's already a [mostly losing] battle to keep the scrubby pine trees out of the field. I need to get a chain saw.

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Re: Christmas 2029
By: De_Composed in GRITZ
Sat, 26 Apr 25 5:55 PM 		Msg. 07379 of 07499

Re: "I just bought fifteen Fraser Fir saplings (2 year old seedlings, 5"-10")"

The trees I ordered in January arrived yesterday. (The nursery delays shipment until the appropriate planting time.) The photo to the right is twelve of them. Three others are soaking out back for planting this afternoon.

I'll plant three down the driveway for decoration, then clump the other twelve a bit closer for easy watering. I figure that my Christmas tree needs from 2029 - 2040 are now covered.

As you can see, two-year-old saplings aren't very big. That's why they were cheap.

Their tiny size will make planting them a breeze. I'd do it right now but it's raining.

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