We're a little less depressed today, especially since the machines that are highlighted on TV shows such as, Axe Men, aren't logging our property today. We decided to plant some trees where we lost others. This year we're putting in sun loving trees only, next year we'll add some shade loving trees and shrubs to the forest. We're determined to make the property prettier than ever - at the very least, all the hard work will take our minds off of the loss, and force us to look forward.
We bought 4 - 15 gallon Sugar Maples, all of which range between 10 and 12 feet tall. Then we also bought 2 - 15 gallon Red Maples which are 10 feet tall. The 2 Red Maples are going to replace the 90' White Pine trees we lost on the West ridge. The 4 Sugar Maples are being planted in different locations on the property where areas were opened up to the sun. You can see 5 of the Maples in the picture above, the 6th is in the back up the hill.
The loggers finished up this morning, so after lunch I went out and sprayed 7 cans of tree pruning sealer on all the damaged trees in the hopes of saving them. I got most of the east side of the property done, and tomorrow we are getting 4 quarts of pruning sealer in we special ordered at our Ace Hardware store. T
omorrow we'll paint the rest of the trees, as well as take off the protective sheets of galvanized tin. I can't tell you how upset Don and I will be if more trees die because of the logging process.LEFT PICTURE: We were on our way to Ace Hardware when look what we saw on our neighbor's future driveway, (which is how the loggers gained access to our property). Those are my trees! And the sad part is, there was another pile just like them at the loggers staging area. It really does take you back . . . .
After spraying the trees with sealant, it was time to get back to yard maintenance. So I mowed the upper yard and could only take half strips, what else, due to the length and density. Hard to believe, but it's about time to fertilize again, which in our area is about every 2 months.
