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I miss the Quakies in No. NV.
Especially the ones with the old Basque sheepherders carvings on em.

Pretty fond of this tree too.
If I told you how much fur I've caught under it you'd call me a liar.
I call it "The Money Tree"
200yrds from my back door...

Methinks you did not forget the skunk quickly!

What is the price of pelts?

Looks like a popular hangout for the critters!!

Geno......the Mulberry tree brings back memories.
The berries make great sling shot ammo when they're still green and hard.
Saved me a lot of marbles.

I'll have to remember that, good ammo sources are always welcome!

Geno

PS, seems you've got a great place there, from the pics I've seen over the years. I may PM you before I pull out of here for retirement and see if I can visit you for a cup of joe. If I have time with all the other stuff I get to do.

Hunts,

Cookie gnomes are a good reason to have a holey tree or two around the place!

the other tree pics are cool too, especially like the one being fertilized.

Sorry to hear about the dog, hope he learned a lesson.

Geno

All my favorite trees are dead.

It ain't much but you're always welcome here Geno.
I'll put on a fresh pot and we'll set on the deck, tell lies, and watch the river go by,

Such a pessimist,

tsk tsk,





Geno

Geno at the last meeting of our weed board we were told by the Government liason that after years of selling us Russian Olives that they should all be removed from any riparian areas. There just might be an opportunity there. Lots of them in reservoir areas and shelter belts. Most of them won't be coming out though, people around here, myself included, are stubborn.

standtm,

I think there's some planted in the area I'll be retiring to, I may look into it as there appears to be some value.

http://www.wood-database.com/russian-olive/

Perhaps, as it was noted there that it is used for knife scales, it might make decent handgun grips?

I have a friend who used to do bowls, I'll check with him as this one is beautiful:

http://www.edwardssmithfinewoodworking.com/bowls/turned-wooden-bowls-37.html

If you have some on your property you are trying to get rid of, you might look into "harvesting" some as a test run, it's pretty nice looking wood:

http://denverwoodslabs.com/russian-olive/

Dried it should serve as firewood at least.

Geno

LOL! I couldn't resist. I was channeling some serious FB2 whine vibes.

And a damn fine tree to be watching for squirrels when the berries are ripe!

Grab a good .22 and get a limit without ever moving.

Geno, every time we get a big storm I always worry about the 'big' tree....

No squirrels down here, but I've always wondered why the introduced fox squirrels in the towns 35 miles upriver haven't gotten down here. Not enough introduced red oaks probably.

Well, I should stand corrected, I've seen a marmot down here.

Oh, and that big one is a male, no fruit on it. We have a few females but they are smaller (but growing still and messy as ever)

Geno

Sam, that one looks like a good one. Looks like it's been there a day or three. What kind? Best let those smaller ones grow up with it to help prevent wind throw with the roots intertwining.

Geno

PS, do you ice skate on that field in the winter?

I have 2 trees in my yard that are fantastic shade and the temp drops at least 10 deg when i
mow under them....I have no idea what they are the were planted probably 45 years ago when the new house was built...
Not all trees are good....we have an abundance of honey locust....nasty big thorns flat tires...and we are fighting them in the bean fields constantly.....good fire wood if you want to fight the thorns....really not worth it....

I'm pretty fond of this double White Pine in front of the house.
My duty is as a steward to the tree, not an owner.
It's the tallest one in the neighborhood, about 10' taller than the other White Pine on the property.

i like pin oaks. grow fast for an oak and spread nicely. i planted some 10 or 12 years ago and they are thick as my thigh and 30 feet tall and throwing lots of shade.