Sun requirement for approximately 14" seedling American larch?
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4 years agoHow many do you plan on planting?
If it is a moist to wet area during summer, watering may not be an issue.
Deer and rabbit damage can vary by year, sometimes it's a problem, sometimes not, generally a winter/early spring problem.
Voles usually do their work in the winter, under the snow, again not every year.
In my yard, some chicken wire and a garden stake or two makes quick work of it. The white tube prevents mice/voles from girdling the lower trunk.
Tree tubes and stakes from the soil & water office in town are used extensively for small trees out in the countryside. You can buy them in quantity.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoWe've got bunnies like jumping jacks on the fourth of july here lol. I ordered some chicken wire from Home Depot but there will be at least a two week delay to receive it. In the meantime potted up my trees in native soil. I'm super happy with the trees that I got so far. Here's a photo of the pond cypress roots. Look good?
I got it from The Jonsteen Company. It has green growth on top starting. So does the bald cypress but harder to see. The bald cypress trees came from an Ebay seller are bigger and better than I expected for the price.
They have much more roots, fine and stubby thick ones at the base too.
I'm slightly worried that my zone 6 might be too warm for the 2 American Larch trees coming soon.
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