Submitted by Strongbow85 t3_10m89e8 in Pennsylvania
Strongbow85 OP t1_j627hk7 wrote
Reply to comment by Ihaveaboot in Oaks are dying at record rates across Chesapeake region by Strongbow85
You can get Northern Red Oak seedlings for cheap from the PA Game Commission (25 for $12.50). I just checked their index, most species are already sold out, but not Northern Red Oak. They have Sawtooth Oak too, but that's non-native/invasive, they shouldn't even be selling it. I wish more people would only purchase/plant PA natives.
Ihaveaboot t1_j62h6xm wrote
I've noticed conifer saplings have taken over here and are growing like weeds (at least for the past 2 springs). Hemlock, spruce and fir.
Not so much for hardwoods.
Strongbow85 OP t1_j62lwse wrote
It's good that hemlocks are growing, they're being hit hard by the Hemlock woolly adelgid.
Blexcr0id t1_j683tg0 wrote
Conifers establish earlier in the timeline of forest succession from clear-cutting or land clearing operations. Deciduous trees take a few decades to get established so you'll see more of them as time goes on.
https://dukeforest.duke.edu/forest-environment/forest-succession/
kiddestructo t1_j62lcfg wrote
Awesome! Can you give us a source that actually works ?
Strongbow85 OP t1_j62lzae wrote
kiddestructo t1_j641xvc wrote
TY
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