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Hal Ó Mearadhaigh. wrote:
jl wrote:


I am sure. But you should be considering replacement trees and planting
saplings. The older trees are mature and will start to die all too soon.
What about your windbreak then?


I've planted about thirty trees so far and about 27 have survived the
storms. I also planted about 10 young spruce trees harvested from the
forest - and three larches were sown naturally - but a herd of sheep got
in and nibbled most of those to death.

It is quite difficult to buy good young tree saplings of a kind that are
native to Ireland. As I like our plot to blend into the mountain, I don't
plant any fancy trees.

As well as trees I've planted about forty or fifty whin bushes - and they
look a treat this year.

Jochen

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