solopaddler Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 (edited) This is a real long shot on my part, but does anyone own land that's swampy with a lot of cedars? I'm looking to rip a couple hundred small ones (3-4') out bare root to plant a hedge. I did it at our old place and had a great hedge in about 4 years.. My source back then is no longer with us now unfortunately. Can maybe offer up something interesting in trade. (Guiding services perhaps? ). Thanks guys Edited May 3, 2011 by solopaddler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 (edited) How far you willing to travel Mike? Zoey can do the diggen.LOL Edited May 3, 2011 by Misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 How far you willing to travel Mike? Zoey can do the diggen.LOL Distance is no object! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Distance is no object! This is a man who regularly drives to northern Quebec. So ya, i would agree. Have you considered rooting large cuttings Mike? I have some stimroot kicking around somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 I have a number of large cedars around my yard. Near as I can tell mosquitoes love to pass the day light hours in them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 This is a man who regularly drives to northern Quebec. So ya, i would agree. Have you considered rooting large cuttings Mike? I have some stimroot kicking around somewhere. Thanks Albert but that method won't cut it. (pun intended ) I have a number of large cedars around my yard. Near as I can tell mosquitoes love to pass the day light hours in them.... I've heard people say that, but it's never really been a problem for me. We had cedar hedges at both of our previous places in Dundas and Grimsby. I'd rather look at a wall of green than my neighbours backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 I'd rather look at a wall of green than my neighbours backyard. I agree Mike, that's why after 12 years here I haven't cut 'em down but I thought I'd mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Mike ,I,ll talk to the land owner Thursday. It,s the property I hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Mike ,I,ll talk to the land owner Thursday. It,s the property I hunt. Thanks Brian, appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Not to be a fly in the ointment but is this environmentally safe...taking a species from flooded areas and transporting them great distances, thus possibly introducing unknown species that may not be wanted into a new area to spread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Not to be a fly in the ointment but is this environmentally safe...taking a species from flooded areas and transporting them great distances, thus possibly introducing unknown species that may not be wanted into a new area to spread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Not to be a fly in the ointment but is this environmentally safe...taking a species from flooded areas and transporting them great distances, thus possibly introducing unknown species that may not be wanted into a new area to spread... The ones here that I talk about are not swampy. Thier just swapy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Not to be a fly in the ointment but is this environmentally safe...taking a species from flooded areas and transporting them great distances, thus possibly introducing unknown species that may not be wanted into a new area to spread... O.K. don't heed the warning but when those cedars escape and start to reproduce all over the neighborhood and squeeze out the azalea bushes I am going to print this out and you will owe Bob an apology. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 LOL..... Let me please clarify my above post... I was not referring to the cedars but rather other species that could be transported with those cedars and thus become a problem like many invasive species are, especially if taken from a flooded area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 (edited) O.K. don't heed the warning but when those cedars escape and start to reproduce all over the neighborhood and squeeze out the azalea bushes I am going to print this out and you will owe Bob an apology. Art Although being possibly the most common native tree in southern ON, they're an unfathomably deadly bio-hazzard. I'm well aware of the risks involved. Edited May 3, 2011 by solopaddler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 LOL..... Let me please clarify my above post... I was not referring to the cedars but rather other species that could be transported with those cedars and thus become a problem like many invasive species are, especially if taken from a flooded area. Yep. Everyone knows that native cedars play host to all manner of vile and dangerous invasive species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Yep. Everyone knows that native cedars play host to all manner of vile and dangerous invasive species. Sorry.....didn't know you were an expert on all these plant species that could be in seed form during your transporting and replanting exercise. http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/main.shtml BTW this is not a complete list... But you will save a couple dollars.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Mike, Mike, Mike..... Look it up! There is such a thing as swamp cedar tick. They're hell I tell ya! They'll keep you and your family up nights cause everyone knows a cedar tick talks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 everyone knows a cedar tick talks In thier sleep like me? Does it get slapped like me? LOL 2am slaps are a killer brudder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Sorry.....didn't know you were an expert on all these plant species that could be in seed form during your transporting and replanting exercise. As a matter of fact my background is in horticulture and forestry. I've worked for the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, run a garden center and for a while owned my own landscape business. Mike, Mike, Mike..... Look it up! There is such a thing as swamp cedar tick. They're hell I tell ya! They'll keep you and your family up nights cause everyone knows a cedar tick talks. I had to read that twice before I got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 As a matter of fact my background is in horticulture and forestry. I've worked for the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, run a garden center and for a while owned my own landscape business. Then you should know better then try to save a couple of dollars....as even the the most experienced would have trouble recognizing thousands of invasive specie seeds that they have never seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Then you should know better then try to save a couple of dollars....as even the the most experienced would have trouble recognizing thousands of invasive specie seeds that they have never seen before. You were funny at first, now you're just tiresome. First off you're way off base here. There is zero chance that what you're suggesting would be an issue. Second I'm not made of money. We're not talking about "a couple of dollars" here. Try a minimum of $600 probably more. Sometimes people really need to keep their opinions to themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Hey Mike, I have a whole bunch of Populus tremuloides or even Populus tremula that you can have for the digging.....Plant 'em tight enough and in 5 years you'll have a solid wood fence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Hey Mike, I have a whole bunch of Populus tremuloides or even Populus tremula that you can have for the digging.....Plant 'em tight enough and in 5 years you'll have a solid wood fence. I'll pass on the poplar bud. If you have any Acer palmatum, Tsuga canadensis, Pieris japonica or Chamaecyparis pisifera I'm all ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 I have a few henweighs if you want them. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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