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I have about 2 acres in the front of my home that my husband and I are letting go “back to nature”. We did have an arena with a horse in it but have given the horse away and have taken down the arena. When we bought the land 4 years ago it was covered THICKLY with sumac trees (with the red tops – not the white tops) and sycamore. We have left several sycamore trees – which have grown surprisingly fast. We have also left a border of sumac around the sides of the land to block the view of the neighbors.
Question: we would like to see TREES on the front 2 acres – not just weeds and wildflowers (though we love the wild flowers). BUT we don’t necessarily want to go out and dig wholes and plant seedlings like they do for Christmas tree nurseries. We would like to put seeds or nuts out and let them root themselves maybe??? Can you start pine trees - like loblolly pine - from the pinecones?We are in our 50s – we’d like to see the trees at least be well established within the next…say 25 years. We are in no hurry for mature trees. Any suggestions for seeds or nuts that will easily take root and grow freely with little involvement? Ya know, like they do in the wild?
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