Dehydrated shiitakes on the bolt

Started by Shelley Stuart in Agroforestry Jun 5. 0 Replies 0 Likes

One of the bolts of shiitakes I soaked produced a great flush.  Some of the shiitakes were crowded together, so I excised the market-worthy ones, thinking that the others would have room to grow.  It looks like they've started to dehydrate on the…Continue

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Red Cedar Soil to Garden Soil

Started by Bob Bob in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Rebecca Hargrave May 29. 1 Reply 0 Likes

What needs to be added to soil taken from under a Red Cedar to make it good for a vegetable garden?Continue

Help with caterpiller ID

Started by Daniel Little in Forest Health. Last reply by Mark Whitmore May 28. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Does anyone know what kind of caterpillar this is.  I have searched books and the internet but hit a dead end. …Continue

garlic mustard

Started by Bill Pontius in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Kevin Mathers May 16. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Hoping for some advice:used RoundUp (2% glyo) on a couple of patches of garlic mustard 8 days ago. Very, very little impact. Should I use a stronger (higher) concentration? If so, how concentrated? Thanks for any words of wisdom.Continue

Chainsaw mentor

Started by Joe Hurley in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Peter Smallidge May 14. 1 Reply 0 Likes

I own property in Victor NY and have attended Game of Logging I, which was excellent (except for the weather which was miserable, and the drive which was long). However, I still do not have the confidence to tackle trees in my woods all by myself…Continue

Is Tree Lichen a Problem?

Started by Mark Lewis in Forest Health. Last reply by Mark Whitmore May 7. 3 Replies 1 Like

I received this question, and wanted to post it here so the answer can be shared.I was once told that if a tree has lichen growing on the bark it was a indication that the tree was stressed and was in decline and destined to die. Is this true? I ask…Continue

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Book on Tree Diseases

Started by Mark Lewis in Forest Health. Last reply by Mark Lewis May 7. 5 Replies 1 Like

I would like to get a good book on trees and their diseases.  Can you recommend one?Continue

Are Gall's a reason to cull Hickory trees?

Started by Thomas Wilson in Forest Health. Last reply by Lewis E. Ward May 7. 7 Replies 1 Like

I'll take a photo, but in the meantime....I have a lot of bitternut hickory and some shagbark as well.  I haven't yet noticed any on the shagbark, but about half of the bitternut have gall's.  They get up to about 3 inches in diameter.  Some tree's…Continue