Fruit tree troubles.

Fruit tree troubles. (post #12708)

Dagwood on Mon, 01/21/2008 - 14:44

Fruit and Berries

So back in the fall, Sweety and I planted 1 apple tree - we figured it would cross pollinate withthe wild trees on the property, and after a full season, we'd decide whether to plant more.

Mostly we were worried about the tree surviving the winter on a very exposed part of our property. The wind might dry it too much and or the high water table might lead to root rot, or, or, or... Instead we discovered another challenge we hadn't even considered. Today the tree is lying nearly flat on the ground. We aren't sure that it will survive until spring.

Does anyone know of a fruit tree the is resistant to the neighbour's Quad-ATV? Seems our yard is the shortcut to his drinking buddy's place. The new tree should go nicely with astro turf.

If it can die, I can kill it.
Certified Brown Thumb, 4th degree

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by TJK in reply to Dagwood [original] on Tue, 01/22/2008 - 03:32

Sorry to hear about your tree. Between Winter burn and hungry deer, young trees have enough to worry about without some yahoo running over them. What was that old saying "Good fences make for good neighbors"?

If the roots weren't damaged too badly it will probably survive. Prop it up with a couple of stakes and set 3 or 4 large rocks around it at ATV oil pan height...

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by BeeJay in reply to Dagwood [original] on Tue, 01/22/2008 - 05:27

I think that consulting with a transportation engineer ought to produce some reasonably diabolical ideas. How 'bout steel pongee stakes? Have you got some friends in th RCMP who would lend you one of those things they put on the highway to puncture the tires and stop cars they are chasing?

Gardening, cooking and woodworking in South'n Murlyn'

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by the country gardener in reply to Anonymous [original] on Tue, 01/22/2008 - 08:10

Wow, BJ, great idea. I was thinking of suggesting a clothesline at neck height, but that seemed a bit to violent so I refrained.

Marty

"The plants have been good to us." Lester Hawkins

Marty

"The plants have been good to us." Lester Hawkins

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by Dagwood in reply to Anonymous [original] on Tue, 01/22/2008 - 13:15

I am considering saking the tree with sharpened rebar at the 1 foot height. I think the rebar should be anchored in concrete. In order to be sure the rebar doesn't move, I will guy it out with barbed wire, and angle the whole deal so as to impale tires and oil pans of passing vehicles.

I may or may not stand the tree up before doing this.

If it can die, I can kill it.
Certified Brown Thumb, 4th degree

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by TJK in reply to Anonymous [original] on Wed, 01/23/2008 - 00:11

It's fun to joke about some of these "fixes" but please realize that if a property owner intentionally creates a hazard that causes injury to a trespasser, they might end up facing criminal charges.

Here is an example from
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http://www.askthelawguy.info/ask2/2006.01.01_arch.html :

"A friend put fish hooks under his dash, to prevent his stereo from being stolen again. Sure enough about 2 days later he came out and found a man with his hand stuck under his dash. (He was trying to steal the stereo). When the police came, they arrested the man, and then they arrested my friend for setting up a "Man Trap". Can they do this??
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If the trespasser is a child, some states hold the property owner strictly liable even if the child intentionally does something stupid like throwing lit matches in a can of gasoline.

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by annieqst in reply to Dagwood [original] on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 15:43

Wow! I'd be furious! A neighbor's contractor slammed into another neighbor's magnolia which broke down our chain link fence and broke some branches off our apple tree. The neighbor's magnolia was toast and it was a perfect excuse to replace our fence. The espaliered apple is a little lopsided, but made it. Do you have any recourse with your neighbor?

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by smslaw in reply to Anonymous [original] on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 21:27

A neighbor's contractor slammed into another neighbor's magnolia which broke down our chain link fence and broke some branches off our apple tree.

We have a group of engineers who have been working for years on a dam project at a pond just below our house. Last summer, one of them came into the yard and just cut down a nice little magnolia. For no reason. With his teeth!

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by annieqst in reply to Anonymous [original] on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 14:39

I bet his dentist won't be happy! ;)

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by smslaw in reply to Anonymous [original] on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 14:50

He doesn't need a dentist. One bite, clear through a 1.5 inch trunk.

Fruit tree troubles.