Taken 2015, 2017 & 2018
Pine by driveway
Silver Maple. Not doing very well. Maybe we just aren't meant to have maples?
Oak in NE field
Sycamore
Oak in North field. Most dramatic difference.
Oak by House & Barn
Lemon Sprout
Orange
Pine in South Field
Florida Oak
Florida Oak 2 - This one was blown over after Irma in 2017 but is still hanging in there.
Magnolia
Maple - Sadly, this died & is now a Maple bush.
Oak by barns
Below were taken 2017 & 2018 - Not a whole lof of difference but I think they are just getting established.
Cherry Bark Oak in NE field
Little Maple near garden - not sure if this one will make it.
Cherry Bark in NW field
Cherry Bark by Mom & Dad
Cherry Bark in South field
The first years were taken in September & the last in November. In the future, will try to take them again in September so shadows don't interfere.
We have a lot of plants to transport & plant in the early spring of 2019 (azalea, loropetalum, camillia, more crepe myrtles, etc.) . We'll also be adding about 15 - 20 pecan trees at that time as well. Hopefully we'll be a two person retired household by then!
4 comments:
This was so interesting to me, and I'm so glad you thought to take photos to document your growth. Trees are so slow that it seems to take forever, but really, they come along at their own good pace. When we first bought our place I contemplated planting sugar maples but decided against it because they would take so long to grow. I regret that decision! Next year will be our 10th anniversary here that would be ten years closer to our own maple syrup. As it is, we'll have none!
Thanks Leigh. I wish we had planted pecans. I think we are too far south for maples. I am amazed that the oaks are doing so well. Maybe there's be enough shade to sit under for a cold drink on a hot day before we'ere to old.
Looks good! You'll soon have your own forest! :-)
I live in middle Georgia and have found that our Maples do not do as well either. The oaks seem to love it. We are planting a Shumard Oak between two pines and will see how it does. A red flame maple never amounted to anything in the same spot.
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