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FREEDGUY
Orange Level Access Joined: 15 Apr 2017 Location: South West Mich Points: 5391 |
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Posted: 28 Nov 2020 at 7:29am |
What do the producers do with the stumps/root balls left after a tree is cut ? Are they pulled out, ground/mulched in place or just planted around ?
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Boss Man
Orange Level Joined: 03 Mar 2018 Location: Greenleaf, WI Points: 609 |
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Depends on the size of the operation. I did work for one guy that just planted next to the stump. Saw a large operation down by Wautoma grinding them in place
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john(MI)
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: SE MI Points: 9263 |
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When I was a kid we cut trees to sell. We went up to a place near Lodi WI. The trees were really nice and they were planted on what I would call sand dunes. I'm thinking the stumps would be easily removed. Funny story, I found a tree that looked absolutely perfect. When I went to check it out it had two trunks coming out of the ground, so it couldn't be used. I dug around the trunk to see if it could maybe be used, but no luck. A few years later I came home on leave for Xmas and my brother told me to check out the tree. I was awestruck, that perfectly beautiful tree had grown into one trunk and had enough trunk to fit in a tree stand! That really made Xmas special that year!
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Ray54
Orange Level Access Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Paso Robles, Ca Points: 4370 |
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Some use to want it cut above the first branch. They would train and trim that into another sellable tree much faster than planting a new tree. Not many left in the Christmas tree business here.
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FREEDGUY
Orange Level Access Joined: 15 Apr 2017 Location: South West Mich Points: 5391 |
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Thanks guys, there's a pretty large tree fam in Bristol IN. that has pretty decent acreage on sand (EBY'S) but I've never seen how they dealt with the trunks.
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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around here i've seen alot of different ways to deal with them, some dig them out, some grind them down, some burn them down, some plant beside them. guess it just depends on what they wanna do.
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DiyDave
Orange Level Access Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Gambrills, MD Points: 50670 |
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They put a wrench on the stump, and unscrew 'em. They have a left hand thread!
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Kansas99
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plummerscarin
Orange Level Access Joined: 22 Jun 2015 Location: ia Points: 3169 |
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Funny guy DD.
BIL plants new row alongside stump row. Occasionally grinds em. |
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GARY(OH/IN)
Orange Level Joined: 19 May 2010 Location: Findlay,Ohio Points: 917 |
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Used to work with a friend years ago buying wholesale and selling retail. Everyone we knew planted near the old stump generally following the same 7' x 7' grid to maximize population per acre and for mowing between the rows.They said the old stump would mostly rot away in a few years. One family we dealt with in Michigan raised them by the millions. Hired college students to shear in the summer. They also had retail lots near Detroit and Toledo and when the season was over headed to Florida for the winter. Always wanted to raise them but never had the money in those years to invest money for seven years until a return.
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JohnColo
Orange Level Joined: 03 Apr 2020 Location: Niwot, CO Points: 1258 |
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I read a book back when I was maybe in Jr High. Seems this farmer had been renting a place for a few years and had put in a lot of improvements, clearing fields, etc. Anyway the owners wanted to sell the place or something and asked him to move off. He asked for one more crop as he had put a lot of work into improving the place, the owners said OK. He planted sugar maple trees, his family still had the place 50+ years later...
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DougG
Orange Level Joined: 20 Sep 2009 Location: Mo Points: 7952 |
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Gary has a good point - plant trees now then 7 years later for return on investment- but ive heard of Maryjane plants inbetween the trees-= quick return
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jaybmiller
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Greensville,Ont Points: 21593 |
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Heard of a smart farmer, down south, somewwhere....who planted 1,000s of trees( maybe english walnuts ?) as he was paid by the guv to plant them, then his son would make $$ on the walnut fruit harvests, then his children would make $$ on the actual felled trees.. Seemed like a nice 3 generation win-win-win !
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