The North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota
Author: gothictrees
Saul’s Oak
One of my best performing hybrid white oaks.
Chinkapin Oak Update
Back in January of 2019 I cut down the damaged Chinkapin oak at the base. Below are pictures of re-growth. In 2020 trimmed new growth back to two main stems. During the 2020 growing season kept both stems. December of 2020 I cut the left stem pictured above. Leaving one stem to grow in 2021. I didn’t…
Swiss Stone Pines
A post about one of my favorite trees – the Swiss Stone Pine.
Norway 2022
In mid-August of 2022 I traveled to Norway with my three daughters. With the help of some relatives we made arrangements to visit a couple family farms and stay with my cousin’s daughter mother-in-law. We arrived in Oslo and rented a car then drove to a town in western Norway called Seljord. When we arrived…
Unusual trees in my woods
I find it interesting to grow different trees in my woods. Most are rare in Southern Minnesota. They may also be marginal for our zone 4 climate. Below are some of the trees I have planted in the last few years. Bald Cypress: a tree well known in the south. I have heard of a…
Hymns of My Father
I did a complete review of the green Lutheran Book of Worship which was published in 1978. My Father, a Lutheran Pastor, tracked when he chose each hymn. The hymn he chose the most was Let Us Break Bread Together with 57 dates. I want to list some of the most popular hymns below. But…
Acorn Observations
Our woods has four types of native oak trees. Red Oak, Black Oak, Bur Oak, and White Oak. All of these native oaks are large and have good crops of acorns most years. In new plantings I have added Chinkapin Oak, Swamp Oak, and various types of hybrid oaks. Per the literature the native oaks…
Types Of Cold
Cold weather does much more damage to trees than hot weather. Hot weather generally means less moisture which can be fixed by watering – at least for smaller trees. In addition most established trees have extensive root systems which can reach deep for water in case of extended drought conditions. I would like to talk…
The Great Watering of 2021
It is June 14th 2021 and it hasn’t rained in two weeks. On top of that we have had many days in the 90’s. This spring I planted 112 trees and shrubs. Of those 58 were planted in tree bags in our garden/nursery. Last year I planted about 44 new trees. I have found over…
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