Subject: RE: [NAFEX] apples after arbor vitae/oops
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 21:22:08 +0000
I should have said REMOVE the trees, not MOVE them. It is a double row of
trees, 45-50 years old!
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From: "tanis cuff" <
Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <>
Subject: [NAFEX] apples after arbor vitae
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 22:40:55 +0000
Maybe I've been staring at the computer monitor too long today, but I just
got the idea that the next place I could plant more apple trees is where I
almost removed a row of white cedars 10+ years ago. If I move these trees
this winter, how long would I wait before digging & planting apples? How
long before the white cedar roots break down enough so soil CAN BE dug into,
how long before decomposing roots do not tie up every bit of nitrogen, and
how bout allelopathy? This is a bigger project than my usual
hobby-experiments, so I'd like your views. (Soil is sandy, better at one
end of the row, lighter at the other end. Of course, the sandier part is
farther from the water source!)
Thanks to all listers/posters for another educational year. I hope I've
contributed some worthwhile things too.