planting trees

limo_100

Lads thinking of planting trees in the winter to dry up wet spots in fields what trees would you recommend? Also In a bottom field theirs a 200m straits run along a neighbor was thinking of planting a row of trees along it to dry it out what trees would uses recommend for peaty soils?

blue5000

Have alder growing well on cutaway bog. AFAIK it fixes N same as clover does so a quality tree like oak could go in with it. Not sure which oak goes best on acid soils though, sessile oak?

http://treecouncil.ie/project/oak-sessile/

ABlur

Have planted Alder and Birch in similar ground. The alder is growing at twice the rate of the birch. Though birch would do better in peaty ground.

limo_100

ABlur wrote: »

Have planted Alder and Birch in similar ground. The alder is growing at twice the rate of the birch. Though birch would do better in peaty ground.

The only thing that puts me off alder is I read on here that they can be invasive? Was thinking about elm trees but there probably very slow

limo_100

blue5000 wrote: »

Have alder growing well on cutaway bog. AFAIK it fixes N same as clover does so a quality tree like oak could go in with it. Not sure which oak goes best on acid soils though, sessile oak?

http://treecouncil.ie/project/oak-sessile/

A row with oak in it would be nice I think your right its sessile oak, Have you found the alder to be invasive? and has the ground dried

blue5000

I suppose my alder is still a bit young to be going to seed so it hasn't been a problem, but it's in blocks not rows. Maybe you are mixing it up with willow?

Yes land is drier alright, but the mounding and shallow drains probably did that more so than the trees.

Capercaillie

limo_100 wrote: »

The only thing that puts me off alder is I read on here that they can be invasive? Was thinking about elm trees but there probably very slow

elm very susceptible to Dutch elm disease, which still present.