We Finally Got To Clearing Vines, Small Trees!

Discussion in 'Home Improvement' started by Marie Mallery, Feb 11, 2022.

  1. Faye Fox

    Faye Fox Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Aug 31, 2019
    Messages:
    6,086
    Likes Received:
    12,261
    Owning acreage is better than having money in the bank or having gold. Real estate is about the only thing of real value these days.
     
    #61
    Marie Mallery likes this.
  2. Marie Mallery

    Marie Mallery Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2021
    Messages:
    10,989
    Likes Received:
    10,209
    Faye, I agree if we can keep it.
     
    #62
    Faye Fox likes this.
  3. Mary Stetler

    Mary Stetler Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    May 30, 2021
    Messages:
    7,124
    Likes Received:
    13,265
    Do you do anything to kill tree regrowth? Like under soil girding?
     
    #63
    Marie Mallery likes this.
  4. Marie Mallery

    Marie Mallery Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2021
    Messages:
    10,989
    Likes Received:
    10,209
    Walking on the path and driving golfcart on it at times kills the undergrowth of the path. I do try to save trees from vines, which are the biggest killers of small and even huge trees. They cover and smother the small trees then kill the 100 year old oaks one limb at a time till the whole tree rots.
     
    #64
  5. Mary Stetler

    Mary Stetler Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    May 30, 2021
    Messages:
    7,124
    Likes Received:
    13,265
    We only have two vines like that. I don't have so much land that they are a problem. Our headaches come from garlic mustard which kills off native undergrowth and buckthorn--both invasive speicies.
     
    #65
    Marie Mallery likes this.
  6. Marie Mallery

    Marie Mallery Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2021
    Messages:
    10,989
    Likes Received:
    10,209
    Thjats good because they sure can do damage once they take over.
     
    #66
  7. Marie Mallery

    Marie Mallery Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2021
    Messages:
    10,989
    Likes Received:
    10,209
    Jake and I cleared more on the path to the old well yesterday and plan on more today.
     
    #67
    Mary Stetler and Beth Gallagher like this.
  8. Marie Mallery

    Marie Mallery Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2021
    Messages:
    10,989
    Likes Received:
    10,209
    Here a tree the vines killed, [ after vines pretty much killed the tree,lightening struck it and cut it in half.

    [​IMG]

    These trees will look like the top one if vines stay on them much longer,
    [​IMG]
     
    #68
  9. Mary Stetler

    Mary Stetler Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    May 30, 2021
    Messages:
    7,124
    Likes Received:
    13,265
    I was looking for someone to hire for this but It looks like it will be just daughter and me. Wish I still had an equine to haul the brush.o_O
     
    #69
  10. Marie Mallery

    Marie Mallery Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2021
    Messages:
    10,989
    Likes Received:
    10,209
    We use the riding mower or the old golf cart, still works good though, batters are expensive.
    We tie the rope to the pile and drag them to the field.
    Over the last 30 years I've saved many trees from vines. Myt donkey used to help me she was funny, she would just reach over a grab one now and then.
     
    #70
    Nancy Hart and Mary Stetler like this.
  11. Marie Mallery

    Marie Mallery Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2021
    Messages:
    10,989
    Likes Received:
    10,209
    Things are greening up here now, and looking out the window I noticed a huge, beautiful treetop in middle of woods. I will give Jake walkie talkie and go check it out today.
    The top of this tree is really full and rounded very nicely.

    It's also time to vacuum and mop the floors, get out spring-summer clothes. Jake has lots of other things to do.
     
    #71
    Don Alaska and Yvonne Smith like this.
  12. Bert Davies

    Bert Davies Very Well-Known Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2023
    Messages:
    636
    Likes Received:
    1,248
    Marie, you've just wore me out reading this thread of yours, but well done girl, I wish I had your energy. :)
     
    #72
    Mary Stetler and Marie Mallery like this.
  13. Marie Mallery

    Marie Mallery Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2021
    Messages:
    10,989
    Likes Received:
    10,209
    Thank you Bert, its not so much energy as it is like medicine, I have to push myself and sometimes I fail, also I really like the woods. except the bugs. They are bad again this year already.
     
    #73
    Bert Davies and Mary Stetler like this.
  14. Marie Mallery

    Marie Mallery Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2021
    Messages:
    10,989
    Likes Received:
    10,209
    After walking up on the snake on the trial now has me nervous about going vine hunting into woods. When facing the sun I can't see at all, stoke took part of vision plus I have cataracts.
    The brown leaves don't make it any easier. And this spring has plenty of new vines. Jake cut limbs on bay tree that is dead, and part of the limbs is still hanging from vines, he will use chain and the pickup truck to drag them out of the woods.
    I feel good today and want to get into woods but tick, chigers and snakes are making me very sad.
     
    #74
  15. Mary Stetler

    Mary Stetler Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    May 30, 2021
    Messages:
    7,124
    Likes Received:
    13,265
    Uh Oh. I am feeling pretty good today too. What is wrong with us?
     
    #75
    Don Alaska and Marie Mallery like this.

Share This Page