Bob | May 13, 2009
We bought this tree at a fundraising auction two years ago. Last year it flowered out beautifully, then caterpillars devoured every leaf of the tree and we thought it was a goner. Than a few weeks later all the leaves grew back. Here it is in all its glory in mid May.
Bob | April 7, 2009
The silver maple trees are enjoyed the warm weather of the weekend and started to send out little “feelers”. Most of the growth will slow down today with the nice April snow we received.
Bob | March 31, 2009
We’ve planted a number of spruce trees around the property over the years, and some are almost waist high. The buds at the top of this one are pretty much ready to burst into growth any time now. A little more sun and a little more warmth and we should see some green.
Bob | March 6, 2009
A long time ago we referred to this tree as the small oak. There was a much larger one to the right, but sometime in the winter about 15 years ago it was uprooted and fell into the river. Parts of it are still lying there, waiting to be carried off by the current. This is [...]
Bob | March 3, 2009
Our property has a great deal of flood plain that is routinely covered in water in the late winter and early spring. The danger of having the river flood its banks this time of year is that we can have water quickly turn to ice, and then try to float away. This can [...]
Bob | February 25, 2009
A number of years ago we planted small seedlings across the property. Amongst the varieties were ash, hard maple, and silver maple. The silver maples are fast growers, and many of them are going to reach about twenty feet this year. Last year was the first year we could take a break from [...]
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