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PostPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 1:12 pm 
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Here at the Ranch we have thirty-five or so pecan trees that were grafted by Mr. Wolfe from Stephenville in 1927, the same year my father was born. Lately we've noticed that wherever debris collects under the trees a berm (sp?) accumulates. Some of the trees seem to have acquired several inches of extra topsoil around the trunk as a result. Here is a big tree just in front of the house about forty yards or so that is a good illustration.

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Initially, I had considered taking my little Ford tractor and grading carefully around the tree up to within a few feet of the trunk. Dad's a little nervous about that, and I guess I agree with him. We don't have an air-spade, and we survive in abject penury most of the time anyway. How can I clear away the dirt without doing damage to the tree? Is it safe to take my little tractor and grader and work up to within a few feet of the trunk and then carefully use a hoe and tater rake beyond that? I was thinking these were old trees until I saw that bit about the Champion pecan that was a thousand years old. I'm assuming that I shouldn't leave it this way no matter what, but I also want to be careful to check my impulsive nature and go about this in the right way.

Any suggestions?

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I read on the site about poison ivy on trees where it says they must be physically removed or eaten by goats and then spray the new growth with a vinegar solution. My question is how effective would it be to simply spray the solution on the existing poison ivy without removing it by hand? I'm not particularly sensitive to the plant, but I'm pretty work-brittle at this point, and I'd rather spritz somethin on it than add to the ever-lengthening list of chores Dad has for me already that require real sweat.

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