UFi911
New Member
I introduced myself in my previous post... I'm only going to say this once so we can get back to information sharing.
I own a company that sells hardwood cuttings. Hybrid Poplar, Hybrid Willow, and a few shrubs for wildlife. I hope some day you purchase some of our products, more importantly I hope to share some of the information regarding cuttings so you can become more successful with your habitat work regardless if you purchase from us or not. Here we go.
Many habitat guys have a need to screen something. Either you want to sneak past the deer, block a view from a road, or one of many other reasons. In the end you need a wall of green to block a sight line for one reason or another.
Hardwood cuttings are one of the most effective methods to get this done in a hurry. I recommend planting evergreens adjacent to the screen so in a few years you get a year-round screen. But for a quick - have to have it now screen, hybrids get the job done.
Here is a series of pictures showing a screen being planted:
This screen was a row of OP-367 hybrid poplars and a row of Hybrid Willows. They were planted 6' between trees and 3' between staggered rows.
-John
I own a company that sells hardwood cuttings. Hybrid Poplar, Hybrid Willow, and a few shrubs for wildlife. I hope some day you purchase some of our products, more importantly I hope to share some of the information regarding cuttings so you can become more successful with your habitat work regardless if you purchase from us or not. Here we go.
Many habitat guys have a need to screen something. Either you want to sneak past the deer, block a view from a road, or one of many other reasons. In the end you need a wall of green to block a sight line for one reason or another.
Hardwood cuttings are one of the most effective methods to get this done in a hurry. I recommend planting evergreens adjacent to the screen so in a few years you get a year-round screen. But for a quick - have to have it now screen, hybrids get the job done.
Here is a series of pictures showing a screen being planted:
Ground prep consisted of tilling a strip and packing it down:
Ground cover fabric is put down:
And rolled out to cover the length of the screen:
Cuttings are planted through the ground cover:
In a week or two they will look like this:
At 6 weeks old they are off to the races:
At 10 weeks, they start to look like trees:
At 14 weeks they have begun to create a screen:
And at 4 months:
Here is the same screen after its 2nd growing season:
Ground cover fabric is put down:
And rolled out to cover the length of the screen:
Cuttings are planted through the ground cover:
In a week or two they will look like this:
At 6 weeks old they are off to the races:
At 10 weeks, they start to look like trees:
At 14 weeks they have begun to create a screen:
And at 4 months:
Here is the same screen after its 2nd growing season:
This screen was a row of OP-367 hybrid poplars and a row of Hybrid Willows. They were planted 6' between trees and 3' between staggered rows.
-John
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