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Do you have a local rescue group for birds of prey? Here in the US if you provide a habitat a local wildlife rescue agency will release a bird on your property. Hawks and owls can be effective in keeping the populations down.

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I missed that post in July as well. Congrats on your owls. I had previously posted that sometime the local wildlife rescue organizations will need to rehome owls, hawks, or other birds of prey and will do so for free if you provide appropriate living conditions for them.

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I have to agree with Karen, If you have never tried ratcheting tools, they are a must. They grip on the first easy squeeze, then continue cutting deeper with each consecutive squeeze. They don’t rely on strength and require minimum effort to get maximum result.

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Hi Ann,

Sorry I can’t help with a replacement, but would like to know how important you think a weather station was to your operation. After a nearly 2 year search, I’ve finally found my property and am scheduled to close in October. I have so much work to do before my spring planting and am in the process of prioritizing efforts.

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Elise Baker

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Hi Fran,

That seems like a big tractor. How many acres do you have planted and does it feel like the right size? I’m going to start with 5 acres and add plantings every year until I run out of space/money. We are scheduled to close on our property in October and a tractor and implements are the first thing on the list.

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I too am anxious to know what you decided. I am considering more of a Bonsai effect in my planned orchard. (Planting in April 2021). My thoughts on it were that it would be easier to manage the pruning if they were bonsaied. Could be true or not. Maybe I’ll experiment.

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I’ll be very interested in what you decide. I have a few oak varieties arriving in the spring and the english white is one of them.

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Thanks for this post. We will be purchasing a tractor in the near future. After a two year property search, we are scheduled to close in Oct. Our initial acreage is only 5, but we plan to grow the orchard over time.

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Hi Simon,

 

Thanks for the input. I just reached out to the local university and they may be interested in participating in some grant funded research on the topic. I’m hoping to get them out here while the trees are young and pick their brains.

I’ll definitely check out your facebook page and the information from the Australian growers. I don’t want to stunt the development, but I do think it would be interesting over time since there are records of 1000 year old pollarded trees in Europe.

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Hi Fabrice,

I’m looking forward to seeing how your plan compares to mine. I had to have one to apply for grant funding and it was of course an onerous task not being a financial planning professional myself.

Thanks for posting this information!

Elise

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I’m inspired by this book and others: How to grow a tiny fruit tree. I’m not as physically fit as I once was, and I’m only 5’2″ so the idea of being able to manage the pruining without having to get on top of a tall ladder appeals to me. If the technique works, I may also be able to plant more trees in a smaller space. I have just planted my first 1000 trees and they are all spaced 15-18 ft apart. Once we hit the three year mark and I am able to start pruning we will see how it goes. If it all works well I’ll add additional trees planted more closely together in an area  reserved for future planting.

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