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<blockquote data-quote="Tymurrey" data-source="post: 161683" data-attributes="member: 859"><p>Most of the trees I've planted have been juniper or cedars.&nbsp; It seems like they are really good for wildlife value and the deer and animals don't browse them much.&nbsp; I've been planting them in native prairie that hasn't been grazed and no real good way to mow the area or spray after they have been planted.&nbsp; Most of my loss of trees has been from piss poor planting practices and no prep work before since I'm terrible at planning where I want to plant.&nbsp; Since I've started planting container stock and using a dibble bar my success rate has increased a lot.&nbsp; The trees are still stunted and it's taken a few years but most are getting to the top or above grass height now and should start taking off better.&nbsp; I haven't put in rows for the most part but just been planting blocks of cedars and junipers.&nbsp; Tried planting some deciduous trees and protecting them with tomato cages but that didn't stop the rabbits or mice so that was a huge waste of money.&nbsp; This year I will be tubing all of the trees.&nbsp; The deciduous trees will get 4' tubes and the larch's and shrub type trees will get 2' tubes to protect from early browsing and allow me to spray around them for a couple of years.&nbsp; If anything I have learned is a little research and planning goes a long ways.&nbsp; My original plan was to buy cheap trees and plant lots and hope for some survival and now I'm more along the lines of cheap trees but spending money to protect and take care of them better is the best route to take.&nbsp; I'm going to try a mix of roundup and pre emergent herbicide such as triflauran (spelling) vs 3' square weed mats this year.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Tymurrey, post: 161683, member: 859"] Most of the trees I've planted have been juniper or cedars. It seems like they are really good for wildlife value and the deer and animals don't browse them much. I've been planting them in native prairie that hasn't been grazed and no real good way to mow the area or spray after they have been planted. Most of my loss of trees has been from piss poor planting practices and no prep work before since I'm terrible at planning where I want to plant. Since I've started planting container stock and using a dibble bar my success rate has increased a lot. The trees are still stunted and it's taken a few years but most are getting to the top or above grass height now and should start taking off better. I haven't put in rows for the most part but just been planting blocks of cedars and junipers. Tried planting some deciduous trees and protecting them with tomato cages but that didn't stop the rabbits or mice so that was a huge waste of money. This year I will be tubing all of the trees. The deciduous trees will get 4' tubes and the larch's and shrub type trees will get 2' tubes to protect from early browsing and allow me to spray around them for a couple of years. If anything I have learned is a little research and planning goes a long ways. My original plan was to buy cheap trees and plant lots and hope for some survival and now I'm more along the lines of cheap trees but spending money to protect and take care of them better is the best route to take. I'm going to try a mix of roundup and pre emergent herbicide such as triflauran (spelling) vs 3' square weed mats this year. [/QUOTE]

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