WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST?
Finally got some winter weather. This photo was taken on the Shawangunk Ridge in Cragsmoor, Ulster County. Here, we are reducing the height of an overgrown pear tree. In the other photo we’re pruning an old apple tree riddled with bear damage. As I’ve said before, it seems that bears love to climb to the very top and feast on apple trees there, even when lower branches are full of fruit. Perhaps the cubs feel safe and secure higher up in the tree. Maybe it’s just easier to climb a vertical stem rather than an outstretched branch.
May the Forest Be with You,
Ryan Trapani
Director of Forest Services
Catskill Forest Association