Planting Trees 2008 - 250 Trees Planted
Planting Trees in 2009 - 175 Trees Planted
Planting Trees & Blackberry in 2011 - 100 Planted
Shortleaf Pine
Only pine native to Missouri. Grows 2 - 3 feet in diameter. Does very well on dry, upland sites in the Ozarks. Probably should not be planted north of the Missouri River.Height Growth Rate to 25” or greater per year. 80-100 feet in height.
Loblolly Pine
Native throughout the southern United States. Introduced and grows well in southern Missouri. This is a fast-growing pine that is an important timber tree for the production of lumber and pulp. Similar in appearance to shortleaf pine, but has longer needles and a larger cone. Grows on a wide variety of sites from poor, dry upland to rich bottomland soils.Height Growth Rate to 25” or greater per year. 90 feet in height.
Austrian Pine
A medium-sized pine tree resembling a Scotch pine, but is heavier needled and branched. Serves as a windbreak and wildlife cover in north Missouri and occasionally used in Christmas tree plantingsThe Austrian Pine has a spread of about 20' - 40' at full maturity. Height Growth Rate to 13 to 24” per year. 60-80 feet in height.
November of 2009 – Plant Apple Orchard
Centurty Farm Orchard for apple trees. They sell hundreds of varieties of hetitage/vintage trees. Apples that you can't buy in a store, and are much better apples. Their website lists trees by ripening times, so you can have trees that drop apples in June, to get deer coming early, and trees that drop apples through hunting season. If you want to see apples in the next 10 years, buy grafted trees. Standard size trees take years to produce an apple. I recommend semi dwarf trees.
Always buy trees by caliper size. Let me say that again, always by trees by caliper size ½ is a good size, and, buy grafted trees. That will give you a tree that will produce apples quickly.
Also, you might consider apple trees that are resistent to Cedar Apple Rust. Arkansas Black is Cedar Apple Rust resistant, and holds its apples through deer season.
Va. Beauty and Arkansas Black available. So I order 4 of each.
They did recommend Hewes Crab for a pollinator as it blooms over a longer period of time and produces better fruit. I order two of each grafted.
Also they tell me if this year's trees are like past years, they will be much larger than 1/2" in caliper.
No Deposit and going to mail an invoice in October.
Shipping estimated of $16 and $20 for the entire shipment.
Order came in planted them Thursday before deer season and they came with planting instructions. They also have good video online for prunning and planting.
Always buy trees by caliper size. Let me say that again, always by trees by caliper size ½ is a good size, and, buy grafted trees. That will give you a tree that will produce apples quickly.
Also, you might consider apple trees that are resistent to Cedar Apple Rust. Arkansas Black is Cedar Apple Rust resistant, and holds its apples through deer season.
Va. Beauty and Arkansas Black available. So I order 4 of each.
They did recommend Hewes Crab for a pollinator as it blooms over a longer period of time and produces better fruit. I order two of each grafted.
Also they tell me if this year's trees are like past years, they will be much larger than 1/2" in caliper.
No Deposit and going to mail an invoice in October.
Shipping estimated of $16 and $20 for the entire shipment.
Order came in planted them Thursday before deer season and they came with planting instructions. They also have good video online for prunning and planting.
Virginia Beauty....Mildly Sweet Firm Eating and Cooking Good About 1810
Late September to mid-October Drop. The original tree grew before 1820 in what is today Carroll County in southwestern Virginia. The name implies an attractive apple, but it is also an excellent eating and dessert apple. In 1914, F. H. LaBaume, a Virginia farmer and fruit grower, wrote to the United States Department of Agriculture saying of the Va. Beauty; “ It has a distinctive flavor all of its own that clings to the palate and lingers in the memory for a lifetime.” The tree is known for producing wide branching angles, a trait that aids in producing proper tree structure. Fruit is medium to large with a glossy red or purplish color. Its flesh is greenish-yellow, fine grained, tender, juicy, sweet, and mildly subacid. Ripens in October.
Arkansas Black.....Mildly Sweet Firm Eat, Cook, Storage Good About 1870
Mid-October to late-November Drop. Arkansas Black: Originated in Arkansas around 1870. This apple is a good keeper and can best be described as “hard as a brick”. The tree is quite disease resistant. The fruit is a reddish-purple, almost black, with a hard, yellow, crisp flesh. The fruit begins ripening in late October and can be stored well into the winter months.
Hewes Crab (Virgina Crab):
This apple originated in Virginia, most likely during the early 1700’s. Its taste is unique. In most of the south, it is the finest cider apple. It makes a dry cider that is usually mixed with other varieties. Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson knew this apple’s qualities quite well. The fruit is very small, green with a dull red, and a flesh that is firm and acidic. Ripe in September.
Persimmon
Size: Height: to 60 feet; to 30 feet in open-grown situations, where it has a shorter trunk. A medium-sized tree, varying in size and shape with growing conditions.
Leaves alternate, simple, 2–6 inches long, 1–3 inches wide, broadest at the middle; margin lacking teeth; upper surface pale green, shiny; lower surface paler, smooth to somewhat hairy. Somewhat leathery.
Bark distinctive: dark brown to black, grooves deep, ridges broken into thick, square to rectangular blocks, resembling alligator hide.
Twigs slender, gray to reddish-brown, somewhat zigzag; pores orange; end bud absent.
Flowers late May–June, with male and female flowers on separate trees. Male flowers in clusters of 2–3, greenish-yellow, urn-shaped; female flowers solitary, urn-shaped with tips curved back, greenish-yellow to creamy white, fragrant.
Fruits September-October. Fruit orange to orange-purple, about ¾-1½ inches long and wide, globe-shaped; sweet, edible when ripe. Prior to ripening, astringent and puckery to taste.
Leaves alternate, simple, 2–6 inches long, 1–3 inches wide, broadest at the middle; margin lacking teeth; upper surface pale green, shiny; lower surface paler, smooth to somewhat hairy. Somewhat leathery.
Bark distinctive: dark brown to black, grooves deep, ridges broken into thick, square to rectangular blocks, resembling alligator hide.
Twigs slender, gray to reddish-brown, somewhat zigzag; pores orange; end bud absent.
Flowers late May–June, with male and female flowers on separate trees. Male flowers in clusters of 2–3, greenish-yellow, urn-shaped; female flowers solitary, urn-shaped with tips curved back, greenish-yellow to creamy white, fragrant.
Fruits September-October. Fruit orange to orange-purple, about ¾-1½ inches long and wide, globe-shaped; sweet, edible when ripe. Prior to ripening, astringent and puckery to taste.
Wild Crabapple - Already on Property
North of Watering Hole.
Chinese Chestnut
Chestnut require close care for the first few years. It’s ideal to have well-drained soils to prevent root rot, and to fence the growing trees to protect them from bunnies, deer and other critters that might make a meal of their leaves or damage the bark. Home producers need two trees of different cultivars for pollination. They can expect a harvest of up to 25 pounds per tree, per year once the trees mature (sometime after age 10).
Blackberry
Size: Height: 5 feet; spread: 8 feet. Flowers April–June, in clusters 4–5 inches long, or 2–4 times as long as broad, rather elongated and cylindrical. Flowers 6–12 and sometimes to 30, showy, ¾ inch across, petals 5, white oval; stamens numerous.
Fruits June–August. Abundant, deep violet to black, glossy juicy, sweet, globe-shaped or cylindrical, about ¾ inch long.
Fruits June–August. Abundant, deep violet to black, glossy juicy, sweet, globe-shaped or cylindrical, about ¾ inch long.