WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Just yesterday I was cutting a dead leader out of a large sugar maple tree hanging over someone’s house & out came 8 flying squirrels, one after the other. They scurried up the leader & then flew literally 30 plus yards to a neighboringContinue Reading

WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Well, I always wondered if there is more that can be made with maple sap. I’ll get back to you in a month or 2 and report on how this maple wine turns out. Anything with sugar can be fermented. This wine should beContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Somewhere hidden inside that overgrown tree is a decent apple tree. Been pruning a lot of these overgrown & neglected apple trees lately. I guess after years of free-loading apples from the side of the road, it’s time to give back a little bit.  Continue Reading

WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? While picking up my wood pile that blew over in the wind, I literally watched my neighbor’s tree fall down next to me and onto the power-line. It’s during these heavy wind and snow-events that those “weak unions” inside trees tear apart and damageContinue Reading