well I agree that the deer have become a serious menace. people also forget that saving deer also kills other animals when they eat them out of house and home
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Gaines McMartin" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 7:42 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ENTS] Honorary native tree--a possibility?: Norway spruce > Ray: > > What state is that? Here in MD I habve seen that to some limited > degree. This is really terrible and stupid. > > I am a timberland owner and have done some tree planting under the > state forestry programs. Here is the situation in MD: In Annapolis > they have a special group called the "heritage group." This is an > unelected group of people who claim they are protecting our natural > heritage. They set rules that we all must follow, at least if we want > to participate in any of the state forestry programs, which include > huge tax benefits. Most of us cannot afford not to follow their rules. > > OK, here is one rule: you can't plant any more than 10% of any > non-native tree in any reforestation project. Now here is the > problem: if I plant white pine, the deer will destroy virtually all of > them, both by browsing and by buck rubbing. Norway spruce and > European larch are basically immune to browsing, and much less likely > to be rubbed. Of course I can plant oak and maple, but these are > destroyed even faster. Now I could use the protective tubes, but ar > $4 a pop, not including stakes, this can make a pauper fast out of > even the most affluent timberland owner. > > Now here is the irony that really gets me boiling: the group says > they are protecting our forest heritage, but they refuse to do > anything to control the deer population. I have a 285 acre > timberland. I would challenge anyone to find a single seedling of oak > or maple or tuliptree or ash, etc. over 6 inches tall. There will > never be any reproduction of these species on my timberland as long as > the deer population is anywhere near the current levels. This is > destroying our forest heritage. But the "heritage group" in Annapolis > doesn't care about this one stinking bit. I am disgusted. > > And one or two species of small trees and shrubs have been > eliminated from my land in the 35 years I have owned. One was a kind > og viburnum that had showy white flower panicles. Its effect was much > like dogwood in areas where that is native. I really mis this plant, > but none of the members of the "heritage" group does. > > "Heritage group" yeah, right!! > > --Gaines > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > On 1/3/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> The state went on a cutting rage clearcutting the plantations >> of these great trees. They were and still are in many areas providing >> valuable overwintering habitat for various species. They are reproducing >> in a mild manner like mentioned in many of these stands, and since is no >> other real regeneration, they are filling a void. The green certification >> people while relatively useless, did hit the state hard on cutting the >> plantations of these down, while justifying it as "non native". They make >> a >> great replacement for hemlock stands that are damaged by wooley adelgid. >> There were a few that stated there may be some native ones in the >> Northeast >> US, >> only native because they have been here so long. Some were rumored to >> have >> been >> seeded accidentally by arriving colonial ships. A great species for sure. >> >> Ray >> >> > > -- > Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org > Send email to [email protected] > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -- Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected]
