The way trees move on to their next job in the forest is slow & subtle. But the details can be dramatic up close. Stained by weather & time, unrepeatable except in that crucible of exposure.
Arborjet Plugs
Two photos of injection sites, two years at at re-inoculation time in the rocky hills outside of Quakertown… one with good closure, one with good closure but pushing the plug out ahead of woundwood.
No seriously, THIS is a Grape vine
Pealing back the layers of a hedgerow over the Winter. It is a seasonal repetition that never gets old. Always looking back in time to what context of trees and system used to be there…sort of a path of discovery in Bucks County. Very small clues, very infrequently offered up…
This is a Grape vine.
Wolf Swamp Maple in the background that needed some help…notice the lower torn lead.
That’s not a Grape Vine…
Hedgerow maintenance this week in Washington Crossing working through Black Cherry, Walnut, & Red Elm…
Slab it up
I am going to commit to milling my stockpile at 1 log per week. Starting with this Black Cherry.
