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sriddle1ny
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North Country, Here's a 101 on Farmstead Shelterbelts (State recognized term) here in MN but the locals refer to it as their "Grove". (see attached) When you live in rural areas the state encourages the creation of shelterbelts to counter the stong winter NW Winds around residential, machinery buildings, grain storage bins, feed lots (livestock management areas, etc. and also referred to as a Farm's Building site. The picture you attached is a typical shelterbelt found in rural areas but I'll go a step further to illustrate these just don't happen by chance so I've attachedthe plan I submitted to the state 5 years ago. Since that time the outter row of Freedom Honeysuckle are now 12' high and the Black Wallnuts are going on 6'.
Within the attachment the first picture shows the 3 rows of 6 ft wide heavy duty weed control mat laid by using a farm tractor drawn jig - (Plan Rows A, B and C) it not only creates a weed barrier so the young seedling can grow but also retains the moisture during dry times allowing for an accelerated growth. Because of the cost of the mat and the spacing of the plants in Row D we shifted to 4 X 4 individual matting for the Red Oaks. The second picture represents individual seedling plant shelters manufactured by a company called PLANTRA that keeps the seedlings safe for their first 5 years and until they get mature enough to handle the harsh winters, they also come in real handy if you have rabbits.
Within the attachment the first picture shows the 3 rows of 6 ft wide heavy duty weed control mat laid by using a farm tractor drawn jig - (Plan Rows A, B and C) it not only creates a weed barrier so the young seedling can grow but also retains the moisture during dry times allowing for an accelerated growth. Because of the cost of the mat and the spacing of the plants in Row D we shifted to 4 X 4 individual matting for the Red Oaks. The second picture represents individual seedling plant shelters manufactured by a company called PLANTRA that keeps the seedlings safe for their first 5 years and until they get mature enough to handle the harsh winters, they also come in real handy if you have rabbits.
