Austin Unruh's Posts - silvopasture2024-03-29T10:01:03ZAustin Unruhhttps://silvopasture.ning.com/profile/AustinUnruhhttps://static.ning.com/socialnetworkmain/widgets/profiles/gfx/defaults/profile-003399.png?xn_version=431723162&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1&xj_user_default=1https://silvopasture.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=0f6ezo4bzv54p&xn_auth=noBest ways to add trees to pasturetag:silvopasture.ning.com,2019-02-05:6457695:BlogPost:221052019-02-05T18:15:32.000ZAustin Unruhhttps://silvopasture.ning.com/profile/AustinUnruh
<p>Hello folks!</p>
<p>I'm looking for the best ways to get trees into active pastures, while having livestock grazing. I haven't yet found an option that is cheap, effective, and low-maintenance enough to really qualify for large-scale plantings. </p>
<p>I'm also interested in what folks have tried, and what has worked/not worked. </p>
<p>Here are the current best options I see:</p>
<p>Fool-proof but expensive:…</p>
<p>Hello folks!</p>
<p>I'm looking for the best ways to get trees into active pastures, while having livestock grazing. I haven't yet found an option that is cheap, effective, and low-maintenance enough to really qualify for large-scale plantings. </p>
<p>I'm also interested in what folks have tried, and what has worked/not worked. </p>
<p>Here are the current best options I see:</p>
<p>Fool-proof but expensive: <a href="https://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/products.php?mi=14520&itemnum=17194&title=Arbor%20Shield%20Tree%20Shelter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arbor Shield</a></p>
<p>Great for sheep farms: Tree Tubes. <a href="https://www.plantra.com/Plantra-SunFlex-Greenhouse-Grow-Tube-System-For-Trees--Beaver-Shield-4859-10-Pack-_p_142.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Plantra</a> systems would be my go-to</p>
<p>For rotational grazers: Short shelters (something like <a href="https://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/products.php?mi=81381&itemnum=17013&title=Blue-X%C2%AE%20Tree%20Shelters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this</a>) and portable electric fence. Can inexpensively protect a whole row of trees. Drawback is that you have to commit your paddocks to just that size to protect your tree lines.</p>
<p>What have you found to work or not?</p>