California Gardening: Daily Walks - 3, 1 by SingingWolf

SingingWolf wrote:
A view of an inter-planted field of trees. You can also see the first foot bridge that the Scouts built. The kite eating tree is there too.
Some of our trees have really long stumps don't they? We usually give the customer about 18" for a handle at the base, hence the long stumps on some of them. Those trees always were a problem and didn't want to grow right. Glad they are mostly gone now.
You can also see some seedlings planted near older trees. This is called inter-planting. Just because a customer didn't like a tree this year doesn't mean they won't buy it next year.
Some tree farms block plant, and if it doesn't sell when the rest in the block do, they are ripped out and replaced.
There are merits to both methods of planting, but we like the more natural look of the various sized trees growing together.
Besides you got to admire a tree for hanging in there for another year. : - )