40 years ago I had a forester from the OMNR assess my property. I am on a heavy clay with very high PH. He advised me not to plant red pine. He said they would only grow to about 15-20 feet then die. For the most part I took his advice but I did plant some red pine. Today the red pine are about 35 feet tall and doing very well. Not critizing him but just saying sometimes things work that shouldn't according to the book.
Yes and no... A red pine monoculture on water logged clay will start dying off before trees reach their potential this is great for creating natural woodland but not for lumber. If you put a few red pines in they will do much better as they can create microenvironments for themselves easier in this setting. We plant Scots pine to reclaim land in the UK and they often die off earlier but this creates a great wildlife habitat and helps hardwood establishment.
@@FreeSpeechXtremist I'm in Canada and did plant scots pines 40 years ago. Thought I'd sell a few Christmas trees. Couldn't do it because my property really needed trees more than I needed money. But yes they are dying off. I wish I'd planted more spruce or better pine species in place of the scots. White grow well and have nice soft needles.
Fantastic!
There needs to be more forestry advocacy in Ontario. Good job.
Hey great video. I live in Renfrew County too and would like to see more videos. Thanks again!
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40 years ago I had a forester from the OMNR assess my property. I am on a heavy clay with very high PH. He advised me not to plant red pine. He said they would only grow to about 15-20 feet then die. For the most part I took his advice but I did plant some red pine. Today the red pine are about 35 feet tall and doing very well. Not critizing him but just saying sometimes things work that shouldn't according to the book.
Yes and no...
A red pine monoculture on water logged clay will start dying off before trees reach their potential this is great for creating natural woodland but not for lumber.
If you put a few red pines in they will do much better as they can create microenvironments for themselves easier in this setting.
We plant Scots pine to reclaim land in the UK and they often die off earlier but this creates a great wildlife habitat and helps hardwood establishment.
@@FreeSpeechXtremist I'm in Canada and did plant scots pines 40 years ago. Thought I'd sell a few Christmas trees. Couldn't do it because my property really needed trees more than I needed money. But yes they are dying off. I wish I'd planted more spruce or better pine species in place of the scots. White grow well and have nice soft needles.
What kind of Treatment are you talking of? Pesticides are a huge problem now