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<blockquote data-quote="Tymurrey" data-source="post: 161659" data-attributes="member: 859"><p>I've planted close to 2,000 in native prairie over about the last 5 years.&nbsp; Most have been cedar and juniper.&nbsp; I didn't have a very good plan just kind of walking an planting as I went so I never did any site prep, just step in the dibble bar, stick in a tree and keep moving.&nbsp; I also didn't graze the pasture trying to let the trees establish their roots and I honestly feel that hurt some of the survival by not keeping the grass down.&nbsp; I am pretty sure that most of my deciduous trees failed, whether that be from competition or browsed by deer.&nbsp; If I had to guess I'm only getting about 30% survival rate on the juniper and cedars this way but a lot of that was from lack of experience planting.&nbsp; I didn't do my research very well and didn't realize how fast roots dry out and &quot;j root&quot; and even the year I planted a couple hundred with an auger, I didn't realize how the settlement was bad for them.&nbsp; I've had a lot better success with just the dibble bar.&nbsp; This year I will be planting less and tubing all of my trees to prevent browse damage and allowing me to spray around them and then work in a pre emergent herbicide.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Tymurrey, post: 161659, member: 859"] I've planted close to 2,000 in native prairie over about the last 5 years. Most have been cedar and juniper. I didn't have a very good plan just kind of walking an planting as I went so I never did any site prep, just step in the dibble bar, stick in a tree and keep moving. I also didn't graze the pasture trying to let the trees establish their roots and I honestly feel that hurt some of the survival by not keeping the grass down. I am pretty sure that most of my deciduous trees failed, whether that be from competition or browsed by deer. If I had to guess I'm only getting about 30% survival rate on the juniper and cedars this way but a lot of that was from lack of experience planting. I didn't do my research very well and didn't realize how fast roots dry out and "j root" and even the year I planted a couple hundred with an auger, I didn't realize how the settlement was bad for them. I've had a lot better success with just the dibble bar. This year I will be planting less and tubing all of my trees to prevent browse damage and allowing me to spray around them and then work in a pre emergent herbicide. [/QUOTE]

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