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Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Sunday, April 24, 2005 12:19 PM
Marty,
If you name that Mt. Rene, then you're gonna hafta name the canyon under the big bridge Lewis Gulch??
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Posted by smcgill on Sunday, April 24, 2005 5:29 AM
I got a mine in feb for 1:24 each ( 16 )
Don't you just love a bargan

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Posted by Marty Cozad on Saturday, April 23, 2005 9:02 PM
Mike, 60 COOL.
I used to trim them but I lost a few. So after letting them root for a year I found they seem to do better. As I said , there is NO as in 0 shade on this Mt.
HEY, maybe I should name it ,Mt Rene????
Kinda has a "ring " to it.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 23, 2005 5:43 PM
Hey Marty those Alberta spruces are real nice . I just planted about 60 of them last week . We trimmed them before we put them in the ground . Gonna go over to Walmart maybe tomorrow and get a couple dozen more . Right now they have a nice selection and their only $3.33 each !
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Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Saturday, April 23, 2005 11:10 AM
I'd like to get that look on my mountain. H-J, What species and varieties are you talking about, and would they survive mid atlantic coastline?
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Posted by Marty Cozad on Saturday, April 23, 2005 7:17 AM
Thanks, HJ, I have many other trees on the RR. This area I'm wanting a tall pine look mainly for snow shots. This is a full sun HOT area of the RR and I have to watch what goes on here. The ground cover was killed off last year and new stuff will be planted as time goes on. Again I was pleasently suprised to see how much the trees did grow.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 23, 2005 6:54 AM
Marty, your definately a man of vision![8D] Thanks for bringing to the rest of us[X-)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 23, 2005 6:51 AM
marty
those tree's look great on your R R your ideas are allways great .
your like a artist with a blank canvas i allways like seeing your new stuff its a real joy keep it coming!
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Posted by RhB_HJ on Saturday, April 23, 2005 12:32 AM
Hey Marty,

Being a tree person, I'd suggest you add a few more species for variety (shape, colour and texture). [;)][:)][:D]
Cheers HJ http://www.rhb-grischun.ca/ http://www.easternmountainmodels.com
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Posted by bman36 on Friday, April 22, 2005 10:05 PM
Hey Marty,
As usual...always interesting to see what you are up to. Canadian trees in Nebraska??? Right on. Have a few myself. Haven't tried the trimming yet. Gonna' let em' grow a bit first. Later eh...Brian. [:D]
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Posted by Marty Cozad on Friday, April 22, 2005 8:33 PM
I sometimes feel that Dwarf Alberta Spruce trees just don't grow.
BUT

here you can see the smaller one gal plants I just installed tonight, and the taller, going on three year old ones that have been trimmed and thinned some..
I find that you don't "have to" make a forest all at once, each year buy a few plants and watch them grow.[:p]

I'm hoping in a few years this will be a thick , rich forest[:D]

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