Clearing out a fencerow , just couldn't do it to this oak...

OliverGuy · Jan 31, 2012

Coming down to the end of clearing out an old fencerow. There are two oaks on the end and I just couldn't bring myself to take them down. They are pretty big and are near a low corner anyway. The rest of the fencerow was thorny locust (yuk) and cherry and hackberry. Man were those roots out in the field aways! Lots of firewood and mulch! That's me that painted "save" on the trunks just so everyone knew they were keepers. I love old big trees if anyone has some pics. Hard to imagine they were there before a tractor existed to work this field.

Ellis Kinney · Jan 31, 2012

I know how you feel about old trees. My approach is, that tree never did anything to me so leave it alone. I relocated the new house I am building to keep out of the roots of an old walnut tree. All of my friends think I am nuts. Ellis

Ryan Renko · Jan 31, 2012

Its great to save trees like that oak. I wonder roughly how old a tree like that is?? What would you think?? Ryan

thurlow · Jan 31, 2012

Might be surprised by the age (or not). I cut a Southern Red Oak last Winter for firewood. DBH was 43 inches and I assumed it was at least 100 years old. When I counted the rings, it was only 56 years old; they're a renewable resource. I've lived in the community 61 years......................

SweetFeet · Jan 31, 2012

Big old elm and willow.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 31, 2012

I don't know the lay of your land. But, I think that looks like a good pinch point for bow-hunting whitetails.

JRSutton · Jan 31, 2012

Yeah - same thing here!

We had a freak snow storm last october that brought down a LOT of trees in our area.

I cut up a few I thought were ANCIENT and would never have dreamed of cutting up if they hadn't come down on their own.

Thought for sure they'd be over 100 - only turned out to be about 50 - 60 years.

I was very surprised by that.

jimont · Jan 31, 2012

My late wife loved trees. She lived by this old saying "A man can only begin to grasp the real meaning of life when he plants a tree,under which shade he knows he will never sit".
I still plant trees in her memory.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 31, 2012

A river redgum, {eucalyptus] Would have seen the first explorers pass by.
Control down and mouse wheel for closer view.

Dave Sherburne NY · Jan 31, 2012

These two oak trees were planted by the Grandfather of the fella that owned this house back in the early 1990s. He planted these along with several others when he came back from the Civil War. He planted a whole row of them but these are the only two left.

dabees · Jan 31, 2012

When we bought our present place 42 years ago there was elm,willow and fruitless mulberry in the yard. We closed in December and rented the place back to the seller until April 1st to allow him to finish his new house and move his operation. My mom and I planted fruit trees, pecan,magnolia,walnut,sycamore,white oak,and live oak that December and January because I knew all the existing trees would decline and die. A couple of Bur Oak my grandson helped plant from acorns 23 years ago now gives great satisfaction to me and him.

James Howell · Feb 1, 2012

<a href="http://youtu.be/yuKSLWBpI04">One of our largest oak trees</a> down in the bottom.

641Dave · Feb 1, 2012

Nice job keeping the trees!

I have a few post oaks and water oaks on my place that are nice sized but I've been planting trees over the last year. Probably close to 200 trees of various varieties.

Ken Macfarlane · Feb 1, 2012

A lot of the woods is from 1945 or so here when you count rings. Was all cleared at one point but lots of the boys never came home and the fields grew up into forest.

MSS3020 · Feb 1, 2012

Ive been clearing out plum thickets and trimming back the lower branches of some of my trees next to my hay field. After words gained about 25-35 feet of new grass to cut this summer. I had a old cottonwood that anchored my place for years. I was mowing under it years back with the tractor and noticed it swaying.. hour later it was on the ground. It had a 5 foot base trunk on her..cut it up for wood but wish she still stood.

showcrop · Feb 1, 2012

Always good to hear about some locusts coming down. Wish I could take some down.

641Dave · Feb 1, 2012

(quoted from post at 17:40:08 02/01/12)
Always good to hear about some locusts coming down. Wish I could take some down.

Take 'em down and having them gone are two different things though. :roll:

Clearing out a fencerow , just couldn't do it to this oak...

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