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Spring trail cam shots on the dozen wood duck boxes show far more merganser activity than that of wood ducks. Interesting...
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The large oak in our woods that I had hoped was a bur oak of 250 years turns out to be more a white than a pure bur and it is only 140-150 years old. With the help of arborist Don Samuelsen, we took a 12-13" core on Friday and counted 79 rings. With its DBH of 45.5 (about 12' around at breast height), we extrapolated out, took a little off for the thick bark and adding 5-10 years for its infancy to arrive at the 145ish years. If it had lived in a crowded forest, it might well be 250+ years but it spent time in an oak savanna with plenty of room to stretch out. That's part of our restoration effort presently...freeing up the canopy so this majestic thing can have a more enlightening experience. It's also time to update the maps and look for a new name for this creature.  |
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