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Prairie burn question
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Posted by Randy_Bach 4a Wi. (My Page) on Tue, Nov 25, 03 at 17:00
| I want to burn off my prairie next spring but am concerned about the wildlife bushes that I planted in one corner. They are nine bark and hoosier dogwood. Do I need to keep the fire away from them or can they withstand it if it burns past them quickly? |
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RE: Prairie burn question
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they could withstand some burning but i wouldnt let em go in a tall grass fire.
u can weed wack around them and rake away so the fuel isnt right into them. or start the backfires next to the brush. froggy |
RE: Prairie burn question
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- Posted by dbarron Z6/7 (Oklahoma) (My Page) on
Wed, Nov 26, 03 at 7:21
| One of the main purposes of a fire is to control woody invasives (trees and shrubs) and a good grass fire will get rid of (or nearly so) a mature river birch (I know...I had some around the pond) :) |
RE: Prairie burn question
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| Both ninebark and the shrubby dogwoods will resprout vigorously and flower within 2-3 years of being "top-killed" by fire. They are thus fairly tolerant of occasional (but not annual) burning. By "hoosier dogwood", do you mean red-osier, Cornus sericea? It fits this category of fire tolerance. |
RE: Prairie burn question
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| you could take the tips off in the winter. keep em cold then sweat those shoots in the spring. as many clones as u want. that way, if u do char it...u got more :) better u get the tips than fire. i just cut most of my dormant woody stems this week so it was just a though. froggy |
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