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Wow what a summer it has been! Crazy to think that fall is upon us, the weather is turning cool and the acorns are starting to fall. I have been busy all summer getting our trees planted - about 10,000 in total. Put 18 acres into shelterbelts through the NRCS. We also dabbled with some oak...

Is that becuase you would be worried about it out competing the NWSG. What would you put in its place. What would your top 5 combination be.

Going to be doing my first CRP project this year if approved. I am planning on doing a CP2 combination of Lil Blue, Big Blue, Switch, alfalfa and either Indian Grass or Western Wheat grass. We will also be putting in some pollinator habitat(in hopes of qualifying) which will be 25%...

Thanks for all the great info. Doing the final touches on the plan. I will have to take some pics and let you guys know how this all goes. Thanks again. Any more info or comments welcome. Greg

Bryan good to hear from another local guy. We are working on my Grandpa's(Sundquist) ranch north of Dallas. What kind of trees did you all put in last year? Did they survive and grow well? Have you started any oaks yet? We are planning on planting some shelterbelts through the NRCS office...

Thanks for the reply dbltree. Would you recomend any certain types of red oaks, any certain hybrids. As far as weed control would you put weed mats done or just use herbicide. If herbicide what would you recomend. The trees wil all be tubed. Thanks Greg

New to the forum and new to planting oaks. I am in need of some good information, so I am hoping you guys can help me out. I have read most of the previous posts about oak and tree plantings, and need some more information. Going to give you a little background about the ranch so hopefully...