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

snatch block

Started by Jim Martin in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Peter Smallidge May 6. 1 Reply 0 Likes

I get trees stuck up from time to time and would like to pull them down  with a winch or come-along.  I want to change the direction of the pull with a pulley or better with a snatch block.  Beats pulling a tree down on my head. I assume I need a…Continue

When to soak shiitake bolts

Started by Jeff Joseph in Agroforestry. Last reply by 2funguys Apr 29. 4 Replies 0 Likes

I inoculated about 60 logs last September with shiitake plug spawn (from Fungi Perfecti---fruiting temperature 50-80 deg.). The bolts are 40" long, and are mostly on the "large" side, averaging 6-8+" in diameter, and are either Beech, Sugar Maple,…Continue

raised flue evaporator question

Started by robert michael drake in Maple Syrup Production. Last reply by Michael Battisti Apr 17. 1 Reply 0 Likes

We are having problems with our wood fired 2 x 8 raised flue pans.  We get a good boil under our sap pan but cannot seem to get a good boil under our syrup pan.  When we try to draw off from the syrup pan the flow from the sap pan delutes the even…Continue