I have a few small areas on my place that are cleared and thought it would be cool to plant a few Christmas trees. What tree, if any, would do good in the red clay? Any local supplier for Christmas tree saplings?
I have a few small areas on my place that are cleared and thought it would be cool to plant a few Christmas trees. What tree, if any, would do good in the red clay? Any local supplier for Christmas tree saplings?
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White pines, Virginia Pines, or Leyland Cyprus. You can prune any of those to make beautiful Christmas Trees. They make a product called “Greenzit” that you can spray in the pines to get them a rich dark green. Frazier Firs do not grow well here. My dad has grown them my whole life. Used to sell them, now just gives them away as a hobby.
Virginia pine.
What part of Mc cormick county, I live about 2 miles from the county line?
[QUOTE=turk;2692315]What part of Mc cormick county, I live about 2 miles from I
My place is about 3 miles before you get to the big white house that leads to Troy.
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Cedar. Christmas smells like cedar. Cedar is indigenous in McCormick.
Cut a cedar down in a pasture for a Christmas tree after I was first married. It was nice and smelled great. After about a week the house was filled with some moth/ fly like critters. I got to lookin at the tree and saw three different egg sacks that had hatched in the warmth. It’s funny now , but not so much then.
How big are your spots to plant? I would plant blueberries in one. A little costly on the front end, but they will be around a lot longer than the Christmas trees. Plant 10 bushes a year for the next 5 years and you will have a great crop in 4 or 5 years that gets better and better.
nice area
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Go to Michelle's Pizza in McCormick.
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