It's HUGE! Trees are hanging in there. Although this year, 2023... I'm getting killed with the weeds again. We were supposed to Bushhog this week but we have had two tractors out of commission so until they are back up and running... the weeds will continue to RISE!!
When I go back in November I will be able to prune the trees for the first time since they were planted. That will help them really grow. Or so I am told!
Yes I have to train a good central leader. But the main reason I am doing it is because it will stimulate growth. Also cutting off dead weight, unwanted or unneeded branches allows the tree to focus its stores of energy on parts of the plant I want to encourage to grow. So if your tree stalls out and isn't growing it might just need a pruning. First few years I am working on Root, Shoot, and then Fruit. ROOT - working on establishing a good solid deep tap root and surface root system. SHOOT - Getting the tree to grow straight up and establishing a good central leader and a few branches with nice strong angles. AND FRUIT - by the time the trees are starting to fruit hopefully I will have trained a good solid base of a tree to support all the weight of those nuts!!
It's like my lawn spreader on steroids! Glad to hear some trees are doing better.
It's HUGE! Trees are hanging in there. Although this year, 2023... I'm getting killed with the weeds again. We were supposed to Bushhog this week but we have had two tractors out of commission so until they are back up and running... the weeds will continue to RISE!!
When I go back in November I will be able to prune the trees for the first time since they were planted. That will help them really grow. Or so I am told!
Those first few years are when you train the tree to grow the right shape. Very critical.
And it’s important to identify diseased trees and clean your tools after pruning those so to not cross contaminate
Yes I have to train a good central leader. But the main reason I am doing it is because it will stimulate growth. Also cutting off dead weight, unwanted or unneeded branches allows the tree to focus its stores of energy on parts of the plant I want to encourage to grow. So if your tree stalls out and isn't growing it might just need a pruning. First few years I am working on Root, Shoot, and then Fruit. ROOT - working on establishing a good solid deep tap root and surface root system. SHOOT - Getting the tree to grow straight up and establishing a good central leader and a few branches with nice strong angles. AND FRUIT - by the time the trees are starting to fruit hopefully I will have trained a good solid base of a tree to support all the weight of those nuts!!
Warning: There are no margaritas or tequila shots in this video!
Awesome Comment @ThorncrownStudios LOL Next time e lime! It will be margarita TIME!! ;)