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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Forestry Tools Part 1
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Extension Forester Karen Snape explains some of the simple tools used to measure height, length, and distances in forestry.
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest Wildlife Plants of the Coastal Plain
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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest Wildlife Plants of the Coastal Plain
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Turkeys in the Timber
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Learn about the habits and life history of the Eastern wild turkey
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: When a (forest) Plan Comes Together
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Written Forest Management plans are an almost magically simple tool to help landowners better meet their ownership goals and do write by the resource. Virginia woodland owners have a multitude of options when it comes to forest management planning and assistance. Start with the Virginia Department of Forestry dof.virginia.gov/forest-management-health/landowner-assistance/forest-planning-and-ste...
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Scouting for Signs of Wildlife
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Join Virginia Tech's Jennifer Gagnon and Austin Holloway as they scout the woods of southwest Virginia looking for signs of wildlife.
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Helping Manage Your Forest
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DOF Foresters share how they can help you manage the forest.
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: DOF's Hardwood Initiative
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Extension Forester Karen Snape and special guest Joe Rossetti from the Virginia Department of Forestry explain DOF's new Hardwood Initiative.
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest : Cooking Woods
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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest : Cooking Woods
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Boundary Lines 2
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Boundary Lines Part II gives additional tips in finding and maintaining your forestland property lines.
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Why Family-Owned Woodlands Matter
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Join the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program's Jennifer Gagnon to learn about many of the benefits family-owned woodlands provide to everyone in Virginia - every day!
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Hellbender Habitat
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Learn how important riparian buffers are in protecting aquatic habitat for the Eastern Hellbender in the streams and rivers of the Appalachian Mountains.
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Chiggers
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I'm itchin to tell you about chiggers
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: The White Oak Family
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Learn to identify species in the white oak group in the Southern Piedmont
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Forest Roads & Driveways
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It's all about the water! Water can not only destroy your road or driveway but also result in sedimentation/pollution. This video introduces techniques to avoid these problems. Riparian Buffers ua-cam.com/video/OcZw0Ifmf0g/v-deo.html Forestry BMPS dof.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/VAs-Forestry-BMP-Technical-Guide_pub.pdf Driveway BMPS www.culpeperswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/Dirt-and-Gravel-Ro...
GenNext 2023 Promotion
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GenNext 2023 Promotion
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Forestry and Forest Management Myths
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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Forestry and Forest Management Myths
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Vernal Pools
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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Vernal Pools
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Making Charcoal and Biochar
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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Making Charcoal and Biochar
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: What is a Healthy Understory
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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: What is a Healthy Understory
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Why Edge Habitat Matters
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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Why Edge Habitat Matters
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Creating Riparian Buffers
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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Creating Riparian Buffers
Landowner Legacy Planning: A Case Study - Bob & Sharon Cantrall
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Landowner Legacy Planning: A Case Study - Bob & Sharon Cantrall
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: A Tour of a Privately Owned Woodland
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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: A Tour of a Privately Owned Woodland
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Virginia's Smallest Carnivore the Least Weasel
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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Virginia's Smallest Carnivore the Least Weasel
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Tree-Related Microhabitats
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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Tree-Related Microhabitats
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Growing Pecans in Virginia
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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Growing Pecans in Virginia
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Boundary Lines
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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Boundary Lines
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Forests, Charcoal, & Pig Iron
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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Forests, Charcoal, & Pig Iron
Fifteen Minutes in the Forest. So You Bought Some Land. Now What?
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Fifteen Minutes in the Forest. So You Bought Some Land. Now What?

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  • @susanzimmerman7388
    @susanzimmerman7388 3 дні тому

    If I have trees that are 9-10 inches in diameter, does the basal bark method still work or is hack and squirt better?

  • @jamesjenkins3384
    @jamesjenkins3384 19 днів тому

    Had this tree crush my sewer line. My contractor said tree root wider than the tree, and he cut out with chain saw. Cut tree down and burnt in my wood stove for four years of free heat.

  • @joymarini1
    @joymarini1 19 днів тому

    We didn’t know this and had a huge tree (double stumps 20-24 inch diameter) cut last year. The root system is putting out shoots like crazy. Any suggestions?

    • @kenneyrr
      @kenneyrr 5 днів тому

      This is also an issue for us. The shoots are very small in diameter, and there is a larger one that our neighbor let grow for a shade. Shade. I'm not sure how or if there's a way we can mitigate this without having to ask him to treat and kill his tree?

  • @lynnglidewell7367
    @lynnglidewell7367 20 днів тому

    You are one of the few people on UA-cam describing Maple Tree characteristics who even points out the Stripped Maple. Thank you for doing so.

  • @druzy77
    @druzy77 24 дні тому

    What if I'm just trying to get rid of the smaller root/shoot system? The Large tree itself provides shade for my garden, but it's the Webby small root system that's spread all over my garden that I want to get rid of... It inhibits my garden growth and Sucks up Alot of the water. It's small root system is Everywhere!in small areas I'm gardening I've dug up and Sifted the soil just to get rid of the Countless small roots.. What can I do to get rid of those small Webby roots?

  • @saltrocklamp199
    @saltrocklamp199 25 днів тому

    Is there a way to safely kill these if growing near a pond? I'm concerned about runoff harming the aquatic ecosystem.

  • @raywalteroutdoors
    @raywalteroutdoors 25 днів тому

    We caught about 20 so far on my wooded lot. They are everywhere but so tiny.

  • @Jackapache
    @Jackapache 26 днів тому

    Can I use the esther for hack and squirt? I can only find esther in my local tractor supply. Thanks!

    • @adamdowning3863
      @adamdowning3863 24 дні тому

      @jackapache, for some reason the ester formulation is not labeled for application by hack-n-squirt. However, mixing this ester based product with an oil, such as diesel fuel, can be applied as basal bark with is probably my favorite application method. Alternatively, you can find the triclopyr amine for purchase online quite easily.

  • @jamesreid8638
    @jamesreid8638 28 днів тому

    I've seen Ailanthus trees continue to grow for almost a year from the severed trunk of a cut tree. Some foresters have reported contact dermaititis and even more acute allergy symptoms after contact with the sap. We have tried to find a parasitic or saprophytic fungus which might infect them, so far without any remarkable success. The Veracyllium prospect sounds interssting.

  • @tjdillon9827
    @tjdillon9827 28 днів тому

    Think that not giving private home owners access to this is Dumb If the government wants this to be slow down, they need to change that

  • @bernarddyl9601
    @bernarddyl9601 28 днів тому

    We had one recently cut down in our yard. A large one. It was not immediately treated. How can I get rid of the many roots, suckers and sprouts in my yard? It is late June.

    • @adamdowning3863
      @adamdowning3863 24 дні тому

      Yeah... bummer. I would suggest letting them grow until late summer and then treating each one with one of the methods shown in the video. Given that it's a yard tree and I suspect most of your sprouts are also in the yard, I might go for the cut stump method. The stumps will be small but hopefully with treating them all you will get enough product into the existing root system to kill it for good. You may need to do the same next year but I predict much fewer, if any sprouts, next year.

  • @cestmoikim6514
    @cestmoikim6514 Місяць тому

    I have a huuuuuuge Tree of opposite-of-Heaven in my yard--do I need to hack and squirt AND spray 360 degrees around the base of the tree?

    • @adamdowning3863
      @adamdowning3863 24 дні тому

      No, not both. I would recommend the basal bark spray. In my experience this works best. Thankfully, Ailanthus (TOH) maintains a thin bark even when large and as such the basal bark spray can work on this tree even when large. I've successfully killed quite a few giant TOH this way.

    • @cestmoikim6514
      @cestmoikim6514 6 днів тому

      @@adamdowning3863 Thanks so much for sharing your experience, Adam!

  • @cestmoikim6514
    @cestmoikim6514 Місяць тому

    How does spraying the base of the tree kill it so effectively? Does the herbicide run down the tree and go into the ground? Can you spray the ground?

    • @adamdowning3863
      @adamdowning3863 24 дні тому

      @cestmoikim6514 Great question. My understanding: it's the oil based "carrier" that allows the herbicide to travel through the bark and get into the vascular system of the tree which then carries it to the root system and kills the roots which kills the tree. It has very little soil activity is not labeled for use in that way so application to soil/ground would be off label and therefore illegal.

  • @slo4295
    @slo4295 Місяць тому

    I have alot of shoots on my lawn now and seven large trees, 50 ft tall. Should i focus on large trees with hack and squirt or the small shoots to kill the root system?

    • @adamdowning3863
      @adamdowning3863 24 дні тому

      Personally I would focus on the large trees first by whatever application method you prefer. Some of the smaller trees may indeed be root sprouts. If so, these will also die when the tree roots they are sprouted from die. Other small trees you have may be seedlings and will need treated individually. The other benefit of focusing on the larger trees first is to reduce the amount of seed if any of the trees are seedbearing females

  • @dand9844
    @dand9844 Місяць тому

    Did they just compress the end slats so hard that they stuck together?

  • @bennycarter5249
    @bennycarter5249 Місяць тому

    You are a Merchant of Death. The living forest has infinite value.

  • @gregfredrick283
    @gregfredrick283 Місяць тому

    You can always tell when a government informational video is done.

  • @edingtonvilleonsea
    @edingtonvilleonsea Місяць тому

    Oooh a real life dalek. 🤣

  • @mrob75
    @mrob75 Місяць тому

    I live in the desert southwest. Trees are hard to grow and are rather sparse. I’ve had a few “Trees of Heaven” growing in my yard with zero problem for over 25 years. I’ve never seen any bugs on them or have I ever smelled anything bad about them. Since we don’t have a lot of vegetation here, except for desert landscape, the Trees of Heaven look like little palm trees growing here in the desert. I’m guessing that these trees are problematic where there is dense growth (?!)…Not sure I get the bad rap about these trees.

    • @adamdowning3863
      @adamdowning3863 24 дні тому

      The trees get a bad rap because they are non-native and invasive and are a negative in the ecosystem as native fauna basically find little use of the species and native flora can't compete. I can appreciate that in your situation, it's something green. You might enjoy reading "A Tree that Grows in Brooklyn" that uses this tree as a symbol of overcoming adversity.

    • @mrob75
      @mrob75 24 дні тому

      @@adamdowning3863 I remember the old movie…will have to read the classic book

  • @ASpinnerASpinner
    @ASpinnerASpinner Місяць тому

    I'm very interested in the basal bark spray method. I wonder if, to save money, you could use Triclopyr Amine (instead of the Esther) with horticultural oil and an emulsifier to mix the two? Think that might work?

    • @adamdowning3863
      @adamdowning3863 24 дні тому

      I'm very sympathetic to trying to save money... but no, this won't work and furthermore it would be against the labeled use and would thus be illegal.

  • @kglax10
    @kglax10 Місяць тому

    So how tall is the flag pole really? The Biltmore stick gave an estimate of just over 16', but the other method gave 33'.

    • @karensnape4139
      @karensnape4139 Місяць тому

      I'm sure the Biltmore stick is too low in this case, because I couldn't hold it 25 inches away from the camera. And the other method should be only a rough estimate. I'll try to get down to the park again and do it for real soon.

  • @junqueboi387
    @junqueboi387 Місяць тому

    That was interesting -- thanks!

  • @MaineMax-jm4uw
    @MaineMax-jm4uw Місяць тому

    Love these videos, keep them up!

    • @karensnape4139
      @karensnape4139 Місяць тому

      Thank you! We're taking a little bit of a summer break, but should be back with new videos starting Sept. 6th.

  • @WNH3
    @WNH3 Місяць тому

    Neat video, Karen!

  • @lungwort_
    @lungwort_ Місяць тому

    how long do the diluted herbicides last before losing their properties?

    • @adamdowning3863
      @adamdowning3863 24 дні тому

      That's a great question and I don't have a solid answer for you. I've personally let diluted material sit for a couple weeks and have not noticed a loss of efficacy. This is anecdotal. It's certainly best to use it as quickly as possible and certainly bad to store it in a sprayer. If it has to be stored, put in in a container and clearly mark it. Best of all is to mix only as much as you can use and use it, clean stuff up and repeat next time. But I get it, life happens.

  • @barbaramclellan4122
    @barbaramclellan4122 Місяць тому

    We cut down 2 larger trees before we knew that they would respond with root shoots. Now I am battling lots of small shoots and trees. I am cutting and dabbing with success but won during if I am cutting low enough. How close to the ground should I cut the stump? I figured if I do not cut too close, I can monitor regrowth, but if I don't cut low enough, I wonder if is the product as effective. I am using Stop-Out, stump and vine killer and it seems to be killing the stumps I am treating.

    • @adamdowning3863
      @adamdowning3863 24 дні тому

      @barbaramclellan4122 good job taking on the pesky sprouts! As far as the stump height goes, it's not critical. Anywhere less than a foot off the ground out to be fine. From a search I did looking for the label of the product you are using, I see that while it does contain triclopyr, it's a very low concentration. I hope it works for you but I'd not be surprised if you see regrowth.

  • @rickyou1358
    @rickyou1358 2 місяці тому

    I have a least weasel (tiny weasel) running around in my back yard, I saw him today with what appears like a died mouse in his mouth he dropped it for few seconds then picked it up and ran away, he's so funny, may be I should consider myself very fortunate!!

  • @MetaPrometheus
    @MetaPrometheus 2 місяці тому

    Man that stave mill was a smooth operation! The cooperage was also very impressive!

  • @WNH3
    @WNH3 2 місяці тому

    Gosh, that garage looks familiar...

  • @DropBear69
    @DropBear69 2 місяці тому

    A very interesting and educational video. I discovered a number of things I was previously unaware of. Thank you.

  • @larz46north18
    @larz46north18 2 місяці тому

    99 miles north of Lake Ontario , i will try Ponderosa pine from seed. 🌲 the ants killed my Jack Pine . 🐜 Beech , maple, oak, birch and yellow pine do well on my rocky lot. 🐺

  • @joeyplants4764
    @joeyplants4764 2 місяці тому

    Late summer 2023 I did basal bark method and it showed promising results within weeks. Now in Spring 2024, many of those Ailanthus have leafed out. They are not as strong looking as the ones on neighboring properties, but they are surely alive. What do you suggest? Triclopyr basal method now? Wait until late summer to apply? Thanks in advance!

    • @adamdowning3863
      @adamdowning3863 24 дні тому

      Bummer you are not seeing complete control. Somethings to double check: 1) appropriate herbicide (triclopyr ester), 2) mixed to appropriate concentration, 3) with appropriate oil-based carrier and 4) applied to a sufficient amount of plant... bottom 12 to 18", all the way around, not quite to the point of run off. Also the root collar, if exposed, should be sprayed. Now, to answer your question of timing, I would wait until a little later in the growing season.

  • @dalecox9913
    @dalecox9913 2 місяці тому

    Wrong turkeys brake spud off you go by color of spurs black spur with white cap are white spur with black cap 4 are older and that all you can tell according to biologist

  • @AnnieMartin-sg4ix
    @AnnieMartin-sg4ix 2 місяці тому

    This is very informative. Do you all have any issues with deer browse inhibiting forest regeneration?

    • @karensnape4139
      @karensnape4139 2 місяці тому

      I can't speak to the GWW program specifically, but deer browse is a big issue for regeneration of desirable species (especially oak) in Virginia forests. I talk a little bit about this in the Hardwood Initiative 15 Minutes in the Forest video. Thanks for asking!

  • @douglasengle2704
    @douglasengle2704 2 місяці тому

    This video contains the UN Climate Change disclaimer. Global warming was officially stated at 1.1°C in 1991 and 1.06°C in 2022. There is no mechanism that would allow greenhouse gas behavior to cause global warming. The back of the United Nation's IPCC science report states it took its greenhouse gas samples at 20,000 meters altitude where it is common high school level knowledge there is no greenhouse radiant energy. This is typical practice for deceptive marketing to state legal data transparency protecting the perpetrators from fraud prosecution. Earth's greenhouse effect is frequently used as a primary example to high school students of a system always in saturation from the strong greenhouse gas water vapor absorbing all the greenhouse radiant energy from the earth with greenhouse gases within 20 meters of the surface that is all around us everyday and can't have its overall effect changed. There is no further greenhouse radiant energy to interact with greenhouse gases. At 1% average tropospheric water vapor over 99% of earth’s greenhouse effect is from water vapor. Water vapor would hold earth's greenhouse effect in saturation if it were the only greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Atmospheric CO2 levels of 1200 ppm about three times what they are today would greatly invigorate C3 plants the majority of plant life on earth greatly greening the planet. 0.4% of the atmosphere is CO2 and on average 1% is H20 water vapor. (1% H20)/(0.4% CO2) = 25. Water vapor is 25 times more present in the atmosphere on average than CO2. Water vapor has an CO2e of 18, 18 X 25 = 450 CO2e total for water vapor to 1 CO2e for CO2. This video contains the UN Climate Change disclaimer. Global warming was officially stated at 1.1°C in 1991 and 1.06°C in 2022. There is no mechanism that would allow greenhouse gas behavior to cause global warming. The back of the United Nation's IPCC science report states it took its greenhouse gas samples at 20,000 meters altitude where it is common high school level knowledge there is no greenhouse radiant energy. This is typical practice for deceptive marketing to state legal data transparency protecting the perpetrators from fraud prosecution. Earth's greenhouse effect is frequently used as a primary example to high school students of a system always in saturation from the strong greenhouse gas water vapor absorbing all the greenhouse radiant energy from the earth with greenhouse gases within 20 meters of the surface that is all around us everyday and can't have its overall effect changed. There is no further greenhouse radiant energy to interact with greenhouse gases. At 1% average tropospheric water vapor over 99% of earth’s greenhouse effect is from water vapor. Water vapor would hold earth's greenhouse effect in saturation if it were the only greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Atmospheric CO2 levels of 1200 ppm about three times what they are today would greatly invigorate C3 plants the majority of plant life on earth greatly greening the planet. 0.4% of the atmosphere is CO2 and on average 1% is H20 water vapor. (1% H20)/(0.4% CO2) = 25. Water vapor is 25 times more present in the atmosphere on average than CO2. Water vapor has an CO2e of 18, 18 X 25 = 450 CO2e total for water vapor to 1 CO2e for CO2.

  • @srg6532
    @srg6532 2 місяці тому

    For a cut stump method on autumn olive, which chemical is best, that wouldn't be as likely to kill oaks and hickory near the area?

    • @adamdowning3863
      @adamdowning3863 24 дні тому

      The same options as described in the video for Tree of Heaven apply to Autumn Olive and, assuming correct application, will not kill other species such as Oak and Hickory

  • @adamdowning3863
    @adamdowning3863 2 місяці тому

    Love that ending music! Boom!

  • @dc-wp8oc
    @dc-wp8oc 2 місяці тому

    Very informative. It certainly showcases the challenges turkey flocks are facing. Turkey habitat is becoming scarce in our area: development on every corner, noise from traffic and industry, agricultural incineration with insecticides and herbicides of every acre possible. Farmers also are prone to cut fields while the nesting phase is going on. You also have an increase in vermin like raccoon, opossum, skunk, fox, bobcat and coyote. Add to these snakes, crows and roaming domestic cats and you have quite a challenge for turkey poults. We used to see and hear flocks of turkeys frequently about 10-15 years ago. Unfortunately, that is a rare event these days.

    • @virginiaforestlandowneredu309
      @virginiaforestlandowneredu309 2 місяці тому

      thanks for your comments and for viewing! Yes all points you make are valid. Turkeys are an adaptable bird, but VA has experienced a decline in its Central and Western counties for some time now. Biologists tell us it's due to multiple factors to include: habitat loss, nest predators and predator harassment, lack of habitat diversity (need for brooding areas) and occasional disease.

  • @rufusvalentino
    @rufusvalentino 2 місяці тому

    So I'm in the process of selling my house. I recently found Tree of Heaven growing in my bathroom wall. Some of it was sticking out of the light fixture and then found it in the attic going up a pipe in the bathroom wall. How do I get rid of it in my house? Can I still use round up? Would it be safe to use in the house? I cannot afford to cut holes in the wall. I have 3 children and one is a baby.

  • @MatthewSmith-cp3hu
    @MatthewSmith-cp3hu 2 місяці тому

    wow so much good information thank you! prayer LORD thank you for adam, please bless him in Jesus name amen

  • @larz46north18
    @larz46north18 2 місяці тому

    Prentice 210D Log Loader , nice machine I got 150 year old red oak up here west of montreal. hot burning firewood. heavy and HARD. 🐺

  • @WNH3
    @WNH3 3 місяці тому

    Great info & pictures--those gobblers get larger than I thought!

    • @virginiaforestlandowneredu309
      @virginiaforestlandowneredu309 3 місяці тому

      Thank you for watching! This is Jason Fisher.The author ..it appears I mistakenly posted it early.It's supposed to air next Friday LOL

    • @karensnape4139
      @karensnape4139 2 місяці тому

      I saw one once without my glasses on - just a big black blur - I thought it was a bear!

  • @donnasummers9284
    @donnasummers9284 3 місяці тому

    Or you can harvest it for food! All parts of the plant are edible-full of vitamin A, B, E &C. It goes great in soups, salads, tacos It's also medicinal; antiviral, antifungal, anti inflammatory and used to treat bronchitis. Thank our decendants who brought the seeds here to heal people.

  • @kapa0224
    @kapa0224 3 місяці тому

    Where can a homeowner buy triclophere ester and is 41% 4 to 1 strong enough?

    • @virginiaforestlandowneredu309
      @virginiaforestlandowneredu309 3 місяці тому

      A local farm supply store such as Tractor Supply or a farmer's co-op may carry, or be able to obtain if they don't have it on the shelf. It's also quite easy to purchase online through various vendors such as Forestry Suppliers or Forestry Distributing.

  • @Abhinavkumar-og3xd
    @Abhinavkumar-og3xd 3 місяці тому

    Please speak in hindi.

  • @brogers6672
    @brogers6672 3 місяці тому

    I keep honeybees on my 90 acres and don't use chemicals. But I'm tempted to use this more targeted spray method (vs wild random spraying). Do you think it's safe for them. Thanks

    • @virginiaforestlandowneredu309
      @virginiaforestlandowneredu309 3 місяці тому

      I (Adam Downing) also keep a few bees. Anecdotally, I've not experienced any issue. According to the National Pesticide Information Center, "Triclopyr is practically non-toxic to bees." See: npic.orst.edu/factsheets/triclopyrgen.html#:~:text=Triclopyr%20is%20practically%20non%2Dtoxic%20to%20bees. As well, our Virginia Tech Pest Management Guide repeats this and give some practical guidance for protecting honey bees, starting on page 1-31. npic.orst.edu/factsheets/triclopyrgen.html#:~:text=Triclopyr%20is%20practically%20non%2Dtoxic%20to%20bees. Furthermore, I've heard some bee keepers say that honey produced in areas where there is much tree of heaven has an unpleasant flavor, so there is another reason to control the plant, at least the female trees.

  • @lox6461
    @lox6461 3 місяці тому

    Did you plant back trees to get them 150 years old again ? Or just cutting the hell out of forest?

  • @larryag99
    @larryag99 3 місяці тому

    Doesn't removing trees for "harvest" do significant damage to the surrounding trees and seedlings by the removal equipment,dragging, unused remnants, etc? In short, what your saying is... humans can do a better job at managing our forests than mother nature. That seems a bit arrogant wouldn't you say? Look around the forest and and its pretty evident that humans have done the greatest damage to the forest AND wildlife overall. Perhaps the best thing humans could do is keep other humans from the forest.

  • @meteora8888
    @meteora8888 3 місяці тому

    If you saw the roots around a tree and remove it, would it still survive or sprout?

    • @virginiaforestlandowneredu309
      @virginiaforestlandowneredu309 3 місяці тому

      Cutting the roots will rarely, very rarely, cause this or any vigorous broad-leaved tree to die. In nearly every case, if you were to saw the roots off the tree and remove the tree, you will have many, very many, root sprouts.

  • @ProctorsGamble
    @ProctorsGamble 3 місяці тому

    ⭕️ Place a flag in the mound to alert ‼️ others!