I'm looking for specific recommendations on spacing and planting for the purpose of firewood production and eventually goat pasture (as part of a rotation, not full time and with only a handful of goats). The field was previously used to grow corn until last summer when it developed a nice crop of weeds.
Has anyone tried double rows? Offset? What spacing did you use? Is the 8x8 spacing (700 trees/acre) recommended for coppicing or pollarding (if there's even a difference)? If I'm only planting 300 seedlings this spring- should I put them all down one end of the field, or space them throughout?
I read there may be some benefit to avoiding a monoculture- any thoughts on black walnut standards planted throughout the black locust? Spacing?
Also, I have heavy deer pressure on my 14 acres of old corn fields (only 1 acre would be black locust for now), what do you think about 4' chicken wire zip tied to create a tube 4" in diameter with the bottom 2' wrapped in contractor's plastic? Would that provide the same microclimate benefits as a tree tube (extended growing season, mouse, rabbit and deer protection, etc.)?
Thanks!
Abby
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Hi Abby,
Just noticed that no one replied to this. I think you can find some relevant info in related posts on black locust. I feel that the number of trees per acre and design depends on several important factors:
Hi Abby, I believe that both Black Locust and Black Walnut are poisonous to most herbivores. Goats are browsers and will want to nibble on these.
http://www.tractorsupply.com/know-how_Goat-Care_goat-care-and-poiso...
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