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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 161654" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>Yes!!&nbsp; I've planted hundreds of soil conservation sized trees in CRP or grassland type ground.&nbsp; GREAT BIG HUMONGOUS F'N FAILURE!!!!&nbsp; Did you get that??&nbsp; The grass will choke out every single tree you plant and the ones that survive will be taken out by pocket gophers.&nbsp; I've planted willow, oak, ash, dogwood, and rose trees/plants with ZERO success when no weed barrier is applied.&nbsp; Keeping the grass off your young saplings is imperitive if you want them to survive.&nbsp; Not only does the grass suck the nutrients and water from the young tree, but it shades it out as well.&nbsp; I've given up planting conservation sized trees and buy trees that are 8 ft tall or taller.&nbsp; I can protect these with hog fence and the grass is SOL when trying to shade or choke them out.&nbsp; Yes, they take more money to buy and protect, but I've had 90+ percent survival rate of the couple hundred I've planted.&nbsp; I'd be more than happy to discuss my mostly failures with habitat establishement along with the relatively few successes/&nbsp; PM me if you're interested.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 161654, member: 314"] Yes!! I've planted hundreds of soil conservation sized trees in CRP or grassland type ground. GREAT BIG HUMONGOUS F'N FAILURE!!!! Did you get that?? The grass will choke out every single tree you plant and the ones that survive will be taken out by pocket gophers. I've planted willow, oak, ash, dogwood, and rose trees/plants with ZERO success when no weed barrier is applied. Keeping the grass off your young saplings is imperitive if you want them to survive. Not only does the grass suck the nutrients and water from the young tree, but it shades it out as well. I've given up planting conservation sized trees and buy trees that are 8 ft tall or taller. I can protect these with hog fence and the grass is SOL when trying to shade or choke them out. Yes, they take more money to buy and protect, but I've had 90+ percent survival rate of the couple hundred I've planted. I'd be more than happy to discuss my mostly failures with habitat establishement along with the relatively few successes/ PM me if you're interested. [/QUOTE]

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