Tree tubing with fall foliage backdrop in West Virginia Photos and narrative by Arlyn Perkey
American/Chinese (75%/25%) chestnuts have been planted in these Plantra tree tubes on an upper-north facing slope at Catherine's Knob in West Virginia.
A good road system makes it practical to do intensive management like planting acorns and chestnuts in tree tubes.
My truck isn't the only traffic on this road.
On this old-field planting site, the controlled competing vegetation was blackberry, wineberry, multi-flora rose, and panic grass.
This old bath tub contributed by my neighbor has been converted to a wildlife water hole. This on-site water supply can also be used to mix herbicide solutions to release small seedlings from competing vegetation.
The view out from high on the hill provides a good reason to take a break from hard work.
A red maple with a green grass background is easy on the eye.
Sugar maple weighs in with a little gold.
Old snags fall at their own convenience and in whatever direction they choose. However, in the meantime, they can provide interesting viewing opportunities.
A building like this is great for storing supplies and equipment needed to implement an active reforestation plan.
