Large pine tree

[billb]

Years ago I bought five three foot pine trees from a local nursery and loaded them into the car...Time goes by so quickly and the large tree in the picture is one of them today..

 

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[KastGrin]

I remember at one point in time.

 

[Blak bart]

Bill we had a giant pine tree in my grandparents yard when I was a kid !! Southern yellow pine....that tree was a beautiful specimen that ill never forget....it was huge !!

 

[CoinFetcher]

I love checking in on the trees that we planted as a family

 

[Blak bart]

Im growing west indies mahogany.....I plant them and when there 6 or 8 ft we transplant in the ground, give them away in pots, or sometimes people buy them from us. We grow key limes and oranges from seed also, and have a few black iron woods too !! We have been harvesting mahogany from storm fall and county permitted take downs. Absolutely this has been the largest and most profitable treasure hunt I've ever been involved in.....logs after cutting can range in price from 3000-20000$. Im not allowed to export this rare and endangered species, but I have shipped logs as far away as Seattle from here in the keys !! This all started as a hobby and is now a big income provider for me above and beyond my day job.

 

[billb]

Bart Yes Indeed mahogany is so so nice and well desired by many wood crafters..I don’t know if we could grow some oranges up here in Ny planting zone 5..
We got a Meyers lemon tree from Florida and for the first time this season there are three lemons larger than a golf ball on it..I am born and raised up here and perhaps the Keys could be our next destination
HH

 

[islamoradamark]

Down here we have a lot of Australian pine and some Norfolk pine

 

[billb]

When we bought our property in the country many years ago and had our house built it was a large cattle farm..The conservation dept has a yearly seedling sale so I bought 1000 pine seedlings..I soaked the trees for several days and rented a post hole power auger and with the help of several people we planted them in rows along the borders..They also are as tall as the others..