The Start of the Arboretum

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  • @timcoombe7880
    @timcoombe7880 3 роки тому +108

    Usually trees get a little nervous when they see Matt approaching with a bucket of water!

  • @JesperMakes
    @JesperMakes 3 роки тому +1

    Hi Matt, it's so great to see you start up the Arboretum. Looking forward to many treeplanting updates along with all that tree milling 😍😍

  • @robb1267
    @robb1267 3 роки тому +35

    2:20 You're not sappy, Matt. You're all heart-wood, all heart-wood, man.

  • @InsaneTreefrog
    @InsaneTreefrog 3 роки тому +13

    I heard once that the best time to plant a tree is 10 years ago, and the second best time is today. Nicely done sir

  • @jeffreynerdin3522
    @jeffreynerdin3522 3 роки тому +28

    The arboretum is a great idea. My dad did this thirty years ago, planting almost a hundred trees, including one for each of his thirty something grandchildren and great grandchildren. My dad passed away a few years ago and the property is no longer in our family, but (thanks to friendly buyers/current tenants) we still go back and visit dad’s forest from time to time to see the trees still growing.

    • @shopcatt643
      @shopcatt643 3 роки тому +3

      Thats great 👍

    • @datasailor8132
      @datasailor8132 3 роки тому +2

      In 1976 my parents bought a forty acre donut hole farm in a nine hundred acre agricultural preserve. They planted a collection of fruit bearing trees out behind the dairy barn. Some have thrived and some didn’t, but there is a good orchard out there now. We were more fortunate than Jeffrey’s family because my older son and daughter-in-law were able to buy the property and its 1842 farmhouse from my dad’s estate when he passed away. Dad was Jr., I’m III, the son is IV, and the grandson is V.

    • @mcremona
      @mcremona  3 роки тому +3

      That’s a great story!

    • @peppigue
      @peppigue 3 роки тому

      This a dream of mine, leave behind a lasting natural landscape. Trees are such a comfort.

  • @carlwhite8225
    @carlwhite8225 3 роки тому +1

    Matt, I live in GA and had no clue what an Arboretum was until I went to visit my oldest son in the pacific Northwest and he brought me to one just outside of Portland, Huge Giant sequoia and Redwoods as well as 130 acres of the most incredible Forest that I have ever seen, Great idea. Thanks and love your channel.

  • @Bill.Pearson
    @Bill.Pearson 3 роки тому +1

    Each time my father got transferred for work (every 5 years or so), my parents took a cutting from a weeping willow tree in the yard and planted it at the new house.
    It's a nice continuity; that first tree spawned 5 successors around the east coast.

  • @123dagar
    @123dagar 3 роки тому +38

    The first day we took possession of our land we planted 800 red pine, Austrian pine & blue spruce.
    It’s been 25 years now. They have matured marvelously.
    Great idea to plant many , every year.
    Michigan

    • @nightsailor1
      @nightsailor1 3 роки тому +4

      Would love to see some pictures. Maybe Matthew can post em?

    • @fgb3126
      @fgb3126 3 роки тому +3

      Using native trees would have been better. Just saying.

    • @donaldtyerman9188
      @donaldtyerman9188 Рік тому

      @@fgb3126 I second the notion of using native trees - native to your region at least close. Not across the continent or across the ocean...

  • @kenshores9900
    @kenshores9900 3 роки тому +2

    Mathew: This is a great thing that you are doing. You have created a legacy for generations to come. You are a unique and special person.

  • @barryirby8609
    @barryirby8609 3 роки тому +1

    I have about fifty Redbuds, lots of varieties and 20 dogwoods on my half acre. I have an arboretum now I just need some land to go with it. I also have 135 acres of mature pines waiting for the right time to harvest and I am inheriting 86 acres and considering what to plant. Congratulations on starting to plant yours. You will never regret it.

  • @papaswoodshop4873
    @papaswoodshop4873 3 роки тому +48

    3:40 Seeing Matt pouring water on the dirt made me think in 75 yrs. his grandson may be pouring water on a slab from that tree. I can hear him saying Oh wow that is nice, look at that figure, now lets look at the crotch figure. Then giving a little Cremona signature laugh.

    • @crustycurmudgeon2182
      @crustycurmudgeon2182 3 роки тому +4

      LMAO! Thought of the same thing! (And, yeah, the Cremona laugh is essential!)

    • @wcline06
      @wcline06 3 роки тому +1

      How many nails are they going to find?

  • @mikes1345
    @mikes1345 3 роки тому +5

    When I built my house 20 years ago on this rocky prairie wheat field there was a single small mesquite several sizes of juniper and cedar but not much. Around the fence line birds dropped hackberry seeds galore. I planted and replanted around my house different varieties to see what would grow. I guess you could say I started my own arboretum without knowing it. The birds also have added some variety but not exactly when I wanted it. I don't have the view you have but this old wheat field now has shade and a few fruit trees. Started bee keeping so now adding wildflower patches to see what grows best. You never know where yours is going to lead you. Good luck!!

  • @Maker_of_Things
    @Maker_of_Things 3 роки тому +1

    I love this project. It will out live UA-cam I reckon!
    If I ever get my small holding I'd like to do the same and have a collection of native species for future generations.
    I did try to get my Dad to do that about 30 years ago. I bought him a selection of bare root saplings to plant out. He now has his own collection of trees, but all bonsai! That wasn't quite what I had in mind but he loves producing them in his retirement. He is nearly 90 niw so I guess I will need to take over his project. At least the bonus is that I won't need as many acres for a bonsai arboritum. 🤣

  • @Cradley684
    @Cradley684 3 роки тому +1

    Great work Matt, nice to know you younger generation care about these tree's etc, Stay Safe and have a nice day !!!.

  • @WilliamAlanPhoto
    @WilliamAlanPhoto 3 роки тому +2

    Aluminum tags that you can write on (by indentation) are a great way to mark these saplings with species and the year you plant them. After a few years, it's not as easy to remember which is which, and when... especially to your children. When attaching the aluminum tags, remember to leave as much room as possible (on a lower-ish branch) for the growing diameter.
    The trees in pots will do better if they are next to the house, and close to the ground over winter. On a raised deck, it's much colder than most plants are capable of withstanding (especially where you are) with such a small amount of dirt around their roots.
    I love your arboretum idea! I've planted 50 trees on my small property in the last decade.

  • @HazItMade
    @HazItMade 3 роки тому +1

    Grampa, tell us the story about the summer of 2021 when you planted the Grow Tube!
    I think it's spectacular that you're doing this. I was on a short road trip with my son, getting him a 1948 Shop Smith because he learned about woodturning in shop class at school. Well, the driveway onto the Shop Smith owners property was lined on both sides for over 125 yards with staggered Maples and Oaks. It was so lovely, not to mention refreshing in the shade on a 103 degree day.
    My son and I talked about doing these kinds of things because it's what you want the world to be, even if you never get to see the result you have in mind! Kudos!

  • @navardal
    @navardal 3 роки тому +1

    I think you finally got the perfect subject matter to start a daily vlog 😁😁😁

  • @thomastieffenbacherdocsava1549
    @thomastieffenbacherdocsava1549 3 роки тому +1

    Very ambitious project Matt, Lots of good advice in the comments. FYI Minnesota used to be a rain forest before the building boom in the East. It was cleared of its trees and shipped down river.. Years ago I was planning to have a 5 acre patch of trees for managing firewood when I was your age. Found out that natural tree management uses complimentary trees that produce helpful nutrients as well as different insects and complimentary balance to insure natural health. But knowing that you research your work you may already know this.

  • @hdwoodshop
    @hdwoodshop 3 роки тому +1

    Jacques Pepin a famous tv chef once shared that instead of a dead Christmas tree in his house, they buy a potted tree every year and plant it on their property after Christmas. He showed a small forest of Christmas trees that bring with them great memories of all the years they’ve spent together. Your video makes me wish I had land like that. Beautiful. Fill the space with trees.

  • @fransroest
    @fransroest 3 роки тому +1

    hello , I'm glad you planted your tree.

  • @davidduvall4655
    @davidduvall4655 3 роки тому +21

    You might consider an auger attachment for the mini. With a large auger makes a real nice hole for planting. Also useful for setting poles for buildings. Good luck with the areboreteum.

    • @fgb3126
      @fgb3126 3 роки тому +2

      "...a large auger makes a real nice hole for planting..." - it makes a nice START on a hole. But you still have to broaden the hole outwards to give the roots room to grow and break up the soil. Trees are not posts. You want breadth in a hole for planting trees, not so much depth.

    • @davidduvall4655
      @davidduvall4655 3 роки тому +2

      @@fgb3126 i was thinking of a 32 inch auger. Big enough for smaller trees

    • @marker113
      @marker113 2 роки тому

      But then he'd miss out on all that exercise:)

  • @ralphhooker6019
    @ralphhooker6019 3 роки тому +2

    You have some knowledge and the will. No suggestions, just admiration. Your plan will work. Some may say it's just a zoo for trees. Exactly so. Bless you and all your efforts.

    • @mcremona
      @mcremona  3 роки тому +2

      I like that

    • @andrewaustin6941
      @andrewaustin6941 3 роки тому +1

      You took the words out of my mouth sir, I couldn't agree more.

  • @randalllindemann3545
    @randalllindemann3545 3 роки тому +14

    If you’re going to plant a lot of trees, I’d suggest you acquire a post hole auger for the skid steer.

    • @jfkusa123
      @jfkusa123 3 роки тому

      Or a Ryobi 40v auger. The videos I’ve seen on it make it look pretty slick and then you could still use the bucket and not need to change

  • @jdscifres
    @jdscifres 3 роки тому +1

    Nice. 21 years ago, we had 2 trees in our 1/3 acre yard. Now we have over 70 of 40 different species. Watching them grow has been the most fun. I can't wait to see what they look like in 21 more.

  • @SawmillerSmith
    @SawmillerSmith 3 роки тому +3

    Hi Matt, it started watching you years ago when you were building some fine furniture. You had 20,000 or so subscribers. I proud of how your life's journey has turned out so far.

  • @austinmifsud2697
    @austinmifsud2697 2 роки тому

    Congratulations on your new arboretum.
    My parents, while raising me and my sister, started a self-sufficient farm in the early 1990s. Part of that was a bunch of trees. We have since moved away from that spot but I just took a look on G maps and can see that the trees we planted with fun and heart felt silly ceremony 25 years ago are Huge! I hope that you have the joy of seeing these grow into maturity and can rest in their shade.

  • @Sebastopolmark
    @Sebastopolmark 3 роки тому

    The day before closing I dug out a tree that I wanted. I'm sure the new owners appreciated the dirt spot where the tree was. Look honey, we don't have to cut down that 2" trunk tree that was in our way.
    Good luck with the plantings Matt, GREAT piece of property, perfect for you and the family.

  • @MakeSomething
    @MakeSomething 3 роки тому +13

    This is amazing and beautiful.

  • @duanelundgren7985
    @duanelundgren7985 3 роки тому

    I really like it that you are looking forward... and more than TWO WEEKS!! Or even two or twenty years... Congratulations!! & Thank You!!

  • @mauriceryton
    @mauriceryton 3 роки тому

    Such a great idea. I like your forward vision of sitting with your grandkids, Times to be enjoyed and cherished in your wiser years.

  • @eddiestipe2009
    @eddiestipe2009 3 роки тому +1

    I am glad to see what you are doing. I worked for a gentleman who owned a tree service. He started a Arboretum back in 1978. It has grown out of control sold the tree service . No one to watch over things. The new property owner has no idea what it is and how it works. What a shame. Best if luck on yours. Make sure your son understands what you have done and what you are doing.

    • @cheryldawkins7486
      @cheryldawkins7486 3 роки тому +1

      @Eddie Stipe And his daughter! She will be just as capable of carrying on the legacy. Sometimes it's the daughter that cares and not the son(s).

    • @mcremona
      @mcremona  3 роки тому +1

      It’s very likely that Eloise will be the one interested in it.

  • @jeffweber8244
    @jeffweber8244 3 роки тому +5

    Hi Matt - I have my own arboretum and I am adding to it. The osage (hedge apple) is a pest tree in my area, so consider carefully. I most recently planted hybrid American chestnut. Best of luck!

  • @alanblasczyk1779
    @alanblasczyk1779 2 роки тому

    I love and appreciate your stewardship. I had a tree farm on my 80 acres in Bock. Mostly conifers, but I did plant some hard woods and some Aspens as well. I planted about 1000 trees in total while I had the property.

  • @dmj1170
    @dmj1170 3 роки тому +1

    Great way to start on a new memory for your new homestead. We have done the same with a Poplar tree my mother in law gave us. Its already gotten really big in just 2 years

  • @charliegreb9481
    @charliegreb9481 3 роки тому +16

    How about adding a Sugar Bush - a stand of sugar maples arrayed in a matrix for easy collection of sap in mid-winter. Bonus is the foliage in the fall.

  • @zapp442
    @zapp442 3 роки тому +2

    Man that is a nice piece of land. Well done Matt.

  • @4wheelliving132
    @4wheelliving132 3 роки тому +1

    I had open property like that at my old house and I did the same thing with planting a bunch of trees, and the ones I really miss are the fruit trees, apple and peach to be specific. If you do plant some make sure you get the full size ones and not the dwarfs. Bugs and critters will take their share, but there will be still plenty of good ones left. The deer will happily clean up any that fall on the ground. I would keep a rake by the fruit tree area that I used for pulling down an apple or peach

  • @supermanjersey
    @supermanjersey 2 роки тому

    I am so thrilled with your project! I have been dreaming for years of starting my own as I am a believer of the benefits of an arboretum. I am glad that someone out there is already making progress. I wish I could help you out there.

  • @edwardsimmons3721
    @edwardsimmons3721 3 роки тому +1

    Looking forward to updates.

  • @Ianhurley54
    @Ianhurley54 3 роки тому +1

    That is so cool Matt . To have the on-site to have something for years to come and share with hopefully your grandchildren as well. Good on you!

  • @TgWags69
    @TgWags69 3 роки тому +6

    Osage Orange seed was once worth its weight in gold. It was used as barbed wire planted in hedge rows. This is the reason for its other name Hedge, or Hedge Apple. It is hated by many people now days who are tasked with trying to clear it out. It will grow extremely fast when young easy putting on 4 to 6 feet a year, so early training is necessary for a good tree form or else it will turn into a bush. Most of the identification guides will show the double leaf scar but this only happens on old growth. Fresh growth only will have the new single leaf stem. They do come in male and female so you will need one of each to set fruit. To grow more from seed, thye need stratified. Place a layer of the fruit (Hedge apple, Monkey ball, Spider ball) in a dark plastic tote (traditionally they used barrels) with an inch or so of water. Place up against your house over winter. The fruit will rot and the latex will decompose. In the spring mash up the stinky mess and pour it out into a row in the dirt about an inch deep and cover loosely. They will pop up within a week very vigorous. Thin or transplant before they are 6" tall or else they will really grow together and form a hedge "horse tall and pig tight!"

  • @golfbravowhiskey8669
    @golfbravowhiskey8669 3 роки тому +1

    We just planted 277ac of yellow pine here in east Tx back in March. Will be a while before we cut any we will thin it out in 12 years and probably cut so logs in 19 to 22 years. At 22 years that’s gonna put me 76 years old.

  • @legacywoodworking
    @legacywoodworking 3 роки тому +1

    That's a really cool project. Something to leave the grandchildren. Love it.

  • @joeschmidt3097
    @joeschmidt3097 3 роки тому +1

    Matt, a little natural history on the Osage Orange. It is in the Family Moraceae which includes mulberry and fig. The early French traders named it bois d’arc, or bow wood. Many of the Midwestern Native American tribes used it for making bows. The wood is heavy, dense, very strong, yet very supple and makes excellent bows. Midwestern call makers turned it for duck and goose calls. The other common name in the lower Midwest is hedge, or hedge apple. When I was young it was common to see pastures bordered by thick dense hedges 5 to 10 yards thich that were impenetrable to cattle. The are great trees, and the wood is beautiful . Southern Minnesota is pretty far north. I personally haven’t seen hedge north of southern Iowa. Hope you can make them go.

    • @mcremona
      @mcremona  3 роки тому +1

      I hope so too. Thanks Joe!

  • @marymcilvean2926
    @marymcilvean2926 3 роки тому +1

    We are doing something similar on sand ground in southern Ontario, Canada. I suggest you put a couple handfuls of bone meal in your hole to get roots going and to reduce plant shock and water water water. You need to get yourself a post hole attachment for your machine that’s what we used to plant 30 fir trees. Funny thing is you planting box elders (Manitoba maples) we are hoping ours will die off, we have a terrible time with box elder bugs (stink bugs) in the house walls in the fall and winter, plus messy trees. Happy planting!

  • @jamesstanlake4064
    @jamesstanlake4064 3 роки тому +1

    Nice selection of trees and a great plan to sustain your own forestry project.

  • @167curly
    @167curly 3 роки тому +2

    Planting your arboretum shows your true empathy with nature, Matt.

  • @zoerochelle
    @zoerochelle 3 роки тому +1

    It’s so beautiful there. Congratulations and love the arboretum.

  • @jpsimon206
    @jpsimon206 3 роки тому +1

    I grew up just outside DC in a development that was originally a huger Grove of persimmon trees. We were on the Maryland side far from the Potomac, so very vicious cold snaps, though not to compare to your area. Persimmon trees were not supposed to be able to grow in that area, that grove preceded development by like 40 years. I did notice over the years that if they were not grouped with other persimmons, they died easily. I don't know why, but when they were bunched up in a grove, sort of like Aspen do, they seemed very hardy. The fruit was not terribly edible. Good luck on your arboretum, you have inspired me to do the same.

  • @TylerBoespflug
    @TylerBoespflug 3 роки тому +1

    What a great start to your Arboretum. It has to be very exciting for you. Congratulations!

  • @jmhannnon
    @jmhannnon 3 роки тому +3

    I sort of did this at my place years ago. I am regretting some of the trees I planted as they are highly invasive and it has been a pain keeping them under control. One variety of persimmon and locust are a problem. Also very invasive that was here already is the non-native white mulberry. The birds plant them everywhere especially in the fence lines. Osage Orange tends to grow as several stems unless you prune it. In French it is called BOIS D'ARC as the wood was used to make bows.

  • @cozydram1
    @cozydram1 Рік тому

    totally love the Arboretum idea.......making great use of open land.....way to go......

  • @cliftonsnider1520
    @cliftonsnider1520 3 роки тому +1

    Great plan and a beautiful place to do it

  • @vhostovich
    @vhostovich 3 роки тому +1

    Don't forget to keep us updated on this beautiful idea.

  • @mtnjak
    @mtnjak 3 роки тому +1

    Very cool, Matt. And relaxing to watch while I work from home. Great, rural, scenery!

  • @joeleonetti8976
    @joeleonetti8976 3 роки тому

    Awesome! I am so excited to see you actually doing this. I distinctly recall you mentioning this during one of you tours and am glad it is happening.

  • @KevBotWorkshop
    @KevBotWorkshop 3 роки тому +2

    THIS IS AWESOME!!!!! Just wait till people and weddings wanna take photos there haha

  • @stephencroft761
    @stephencroft761 3 роки тому +3

    We moved to south Alabama about 13 miles north of Florida from Baltimore. I dug up a lilac bush from our yard and planted it in a pot It never bloomed again, it basically stays green year round down here. Without the “cold” Maryland winters it’s just a shrubbery.

  • @juliomcdermott4696
    @juliomcdermott4696 3 роки тому +1

    Way to grow Mat!

  • @jeanhawken4482
    @jeanhawken4482 3 роки тому

    Well done you. Even though I have your bell on my list UA-cam seems to loose you. Anyway thrilled to find you and on such a momentous moment as this. Congrats on your planting. Edna walling would throw a bag full of potatoes around a large area and wherever they landed another tree was planted. Her gardens are spectacular.

  • @bless5116
    @bless5116 3 роки тому +1

    Hi Matthew, I love your passion for timber. I am a horticulturist and wanted to suggest you source young tube stock from a quality supplier, water them in with just 2ml per litre of a fish emulsion; seaweed ; or good organic liquid food. At 2ml per litre (a gallon is almost 4 liters),for young plants this is not really as a fertilizer but shock reducer. You will have far healthier and faster growing trees by choosing good tube stock. The plants establish mush better root systems and will be better trees. Cheers.

  • @jgallo600
    @jgallo600 3 роки тому

    Having planted a couple hundred trees and bushes over the last year, I'd suggest investing in a post hole auger that is either a 1-2person gas powered unit or one that goes on the back of a 3 point hitch. I use one with a 1ft auger. It is by far the fastest way to dig a 3ft deep hole. I'd have never made it to 240+ plants if I didnt have that little beast. Great to see the arboretum starting!

  • @juanofturin9763
    @juanofturin9763 3 роки тому +1

    Finally ! Summer view of ur new property. Beautiful place got there.
    Ciao ! Auguri !
    Always watching frm Turin.

  • @stan525
    @stan525 3 роки тому +1

    plant it high and it wont die plant it low and it will go. my Mother Taught me that and it has served me well over 50 plus years. make sure your bowl is out at the drip line and the tree is level with the undisturbed soil or slightly above . I Like what your setting up for the grand kids!

  • @edlivingstone1413
    @edlivingstone1413 3 роки тому +1

    Wow, wasn't expecting to hear Paul Hayden's name here, I lived near him and took his class a few years ago. Small world.

  • @cyruslerdahl
    @cyruslerdahl 3 роки тому +1

    I think you need to start a notebook and a map for the arboretum. I'm sure many of the trees will have stories to go with them. Picture your children as adults with their own children walking thru the arboretum and reading about where and from whom this shagbark hickory or paperbark maple originated. It's a nice picture. I'm jealous!

  • @JMaahs23
    @JMaahs23 3 роки тому

    It took a month for this to show up in my recommended list. And I'm still subscribed.
    Anyway, great idea! Your story didn't sound a bit sappy to this grandfather Matt. I wish you much success and fulfillment with your arboretum. Looking forward to updates.

  • @brianjoyce9040
    @brianjoyce9040 3 роки тому +2

    Fantastic idea on the small scale ‘Johnny Appleseed’ plantings and for the great reason why on so many levels. Thx Matt, for the content.

  • @Bob_Adkins
    @Bob_Adkins 3 роки тому

    I love fine lumber almost as much as I love trees. Not surprised your walnut shocked, they're very hard to bare root. Good call on the swamp white oak, AKA chesnut oak. They have huge drooping leaves, huge acorns, and interesting bark. Be sure to plant some hickory and beech!

  • @doylerabjohn3435
    @doylerabjohn3435 3 роки тому +1

    Love your channel. I have got 4 aces of cabbage plams & white pine's, hoping to clear it out soon.

  • @stumpfarm3714
    @stumpfarm3714 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent, give a few pure American chestnuts a try. I have a dozen or so I planted last year in northern Wisconsin. They made it through their first winter.

  • @Melicoy
    @Melicoy 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks ADVENTURE boy !!!!

  • @christophernoto
    @christophernoto 3 роки тому

    I love your explanation of what an arboretum is! I grew up in the Chicago area, which has an excellent arboretum in the city's western suburbs, which I've had the opportunity to visit and remember fondly. You also did a good job of pointing out the "sand dune" with your drone footage! I'd have to guess that the glacial history of the Midwest is a massive factor in depositing what would become the soil types now present in your area.

  • @grant3226
    @grant3226 3 роки тому +6

    When I was a kid we planted thousands of Pine Radiate trees for the purposes of felling, 25 years on its so cool to walk though this giant forest

  • @keithmartell3971
    @keithmartell3971 3 роки тому

    You are going full circle now, nice one dude. Keep up the great work.

  • @taylorcitizen
    @taylorcitizen 3 роки тому +1

    This is awesome, excited to watch the progress.

  • @kaceesavage
    @kaceesavage 3 роки тому

    Can’t wait to see this when I’m 80!

  • @SB-cm7db
    @SB-cm7db 3 роки тому +1

    “It’s a collection of trees” the way you say that you can hear the love you have for trees.

  • @president2
    @president2 3 роки тому +1

    love your long term visions!

  • @Renassainceman
    @Renassainceman 3 роки тому +1

    Growing up in Kansas, Osage Orange trees grow wild. The spines you mentioned were actually used by the local indians...Pawnee, for example, as fish hooks. I know, sounds weird, but the spines, or hooks on mature Osage Orange trees sort of form a 90 deg. shape, and are extremely sharp! The trees themselves don't look very impressive, growing mostly along fence rows and in shelter belts, just don't let a mean high-spirited barrel racing horse take you under a group of them at full gallup!

  • @johncware66
    @johncware66 3 роки тому +32

    Love this project, the antithesis of most UA-cam stuff where everyone always seems to try to finish everything in 20 minutes or less. More people need to think about generational level issues.

  • @tom314
    @tom314 3 роки тому +1

    This is based in the UK so might not all be suitable for where you are but I've recently planted a Eucalyptus Regnans (mostly to see how big it gets and I always liked Eucalyptus), monkey puzzle (unusual looking tree) and sweet chestnut (yummy nuts). Of our more interesting trees you could go for Betula Albosinesis Fascination (Chinese Red Barked Birch), copper beech, bald cypress (very soft needles) and Rowan are nice trees with large bunches of fruit. I'm sure we've got others but that's all I can think of. Also thanks for the suggestion of Westonbirt Arboretum, I'll pop in the next time I'm passing :)

    • @mcremona
      @mcremona  3 роки тому

      I’m a little jealous of the climate there. It allows for many more species to grow. Definitely check out westinbirt. It’s incredible

  • @hardnox6655
    @hardnox6655 3 роки тому +1

    Cool! Good on you Matt!

  • @CMRWoodworks
    @CMRWoodworks 3 роки тому +1

    Really cool! Good luck with the arboretum!

  • @SRM_NZ
    @SRM_NZ Рік тому

    Matt...for your trees you can buy large water tanks on trailers with gas pumps so you can water your trees as they establish....from the small barn...add rainwater harvesting to fill the portable tank...rain water is always better for plants as opposed to city or well water

  • @jefferykeller2995
    @jefferykeller2995 3 роки тому

    The Osage orange or Hegde, will withstand the winters just fine. We have them here, in Kansas and they grow fine. And yes, very spiny.

  • @sweetpotatoes1749
    @sweetpotatoes1749 Рік тому

    This is such a cool idea. Looking forward to the updates and changes!

  • @Wingnut_Stickman
    @Wingnut_Stickman 3 роки тому +1

    It is a wonderful idea, imagine your great grand daughter making a piece of furniture from one of these trees for her grandson, a different kind of family tree project. She will have the "Cremona Chuckle" down, still be working on the water toss.

  • @spaight711
    @spaight711 3 роки тому +1

    That's so awesome.
    I was gonna start collecting nuts to grow some trees last year, but there was a freak summer storm that blew all the fruit down off of everything before it could mature.
    Gonna try for a couple of walnuts and a couple of chestnut hybrids...

  • @bobhoyer
    @bobhoyer 3 роки тому

    Matt, for trees that don't grow in your Growth Zone, you can help the roots thru the winter by using large rocks, bury those rocks 1/2-3/4 in the ground with the exposed rock facing SOUTH, as winter sun hits the rock, it warms enough to keep the roots warmer than outdoor tempature and the trees usually survives ... You must make a U shape around the root ball facing South ... Best of LUck.

  • @BonnevilleTB7
    @BonnevilleTB7 3 роки тому

    Good luck with your project. We are lucky living in the UK there are many well established arboretums to visit and enjoy

  • @onewhitestone
    @onewhitestone 3 роки тому +1

    Good for you brother, planting trees is a good long term investment, and they are great to look at.

  • @HaylonWoodworking
    @HaylonWoodworking 3 роки тому +1

    I like to think that in a few centuries, there will be a little land trust around your arboretum, where visitors can come walk through and see all the different species collected there. It's like planting a museum for your grandchildren.

    • @mcremona
      @mcremona  3 роки тому +1

      That is actually my goal for the entire property

  • @derekw40
    @derekw40 3 роки тому +1

    Osage are very hardy, they are ruthlessly sharp. Very cool growth structure.

  • @wb_finewoodworking
    @wb_finewoodworking 3 роки тому +1

    Super idea and a great start.

  • @matthewsmade
    @matthewsmade 3 роки тому

    Can't believe you have been to westonbirt arboretum. Just up the road from here. Good luck with your project.

    • @mcremona
      @mcremona  3 роки тому

      Spent a week there 😊 thanks!

  • @JPinFuerteventura
    @JPinFuerteventura 3 роки тому +1

    That's nice to see you start it Matt. As the saying goes "From little acorns mighty oaks do grow".

  • @SeanHodgins
    @SeanHodgins 3 роки тому +17

    The second you planted the tree there, kids in the future could be swinging from its branches.

  • @pancake2662
    @pancake2662 3 роки тому +1

    The mat tree rings work really well they keep the ground even temperature during the winter when you have freezing and thawing helps the roots from freezing and throwing which kills the tree during the winter you don't want it to freeze and thaw freeze and thaw freeze and thaw that's why tree in a forest it's more protected tree ring act like a forest floor. Putting grass clippings around the base works well. Water helps them grow faster. Put in that pond that's your water source. Hardwood trees don't like to be in the swamp they like their feet dry but have access to water

  • @peterellis4262
    @peterellis4262 3 роки тому +1

    I love that you are doing this. Good travels to you on this journey.