http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com The Acorn Message Board 60 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:22:12 GMT http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2358354 I am writing to pick your brain about growing habits of beaked hazelnuts.&nbsp; I have several clumps from conservation sale stock- they have grown tall (after 8 years?)&nbsp; This year the nuts were enormous, i.e. the shells were- inside was little or no meat.&nbsp; I also want to move one large clump (six" radius) to a different location without too much "loss".&nbsp; The wildlife gets most of the nuts (as it should be)&nbsp; but the half dozen or so total (filled out) nuts i have eaten were excellent.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; best to u-all&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; earl<br> <p>Forum: <a href="http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/?forum=90577">Ask a Professional</a> http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2358354 Thur, 13 Dec 2007 17:45:35 GMT earl http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2324948 my neighbor - who owns land next to me but I think lives in NY - is having trees timbered or forested from her property. The trucks seem to come and go, and sometimes it is a little noisy, but not all that bad really. I've met the fellows doing the work, and they seem like good guys. On the other hand, it seems like these big machines could do some damage, and I think there might be wetlands on the property. Is this a problem? As the neighbor do I need to know anything about this lumbering - is it controlled by laws? Might they be coming on to my land? Should I be doing something here, or is it simply none of my business? I do wonder about the deer I see cross from my land to hers, and think that habitat doesn't start or stop at our human boundary lines. So is there anything I could or should be doing? call me curious. <br><br><br> <p>Forum: <a href="http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/?forum=90577">Ask a Professional</a> http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2324948 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:05:14 GMT Willow http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2299735 There is alot of hemlock on our land and it seems I've heard somewhere about a new bug that will kill it. the adeljid? My husband likes our hemlocks because they are shady and cool in the summer- we have a small stream that runs through them, and he says the shade is good for brook trout. I like the hemlocks - they just look old and gnarly, and it seems there are different birds in the hemlock grove. Is there anything we should be doing to save the hemlocks? I'd just hate to lose them. <br> <p>Forum: <a href="http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/?forum=90577">Ask a Professional</a> http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2299735 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:26:51 GMT Emily http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2290102 Are you aware of any volume-calculating software that's available to<br>private landowners?&nbsp; I know someone who is looking at harvesting some<br>forested lands, and he was asking if I knew where he could find something<br>similar to the old STEMS/TWIGS programs.<br><br>Thank you for any assistance you can provide! <p>Forum: <a href="http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/?forum=90577">Ask a Professional</a> http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2290102 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:04:47 GMT Audrey S. http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2287765 <P>I have a large parcel of land that is already under a conservation restriction. Can I also put the land into ch 61 and further reduce my property taxes?</P> <p>Forum: <a href="http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/?forum=90577">Ask a Professional</a> http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2287765 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:57:14 GMT hitt http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2273923 We are interested in logging on our land, but scared of those big machines. What a mess! the guy down the road had his land trashed. <br>How can we find a horse logger to be light-on-the-land?<br> <p>Forum: <a href="http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/?forum=90577">Ask a Professional</a> http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2273923 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:09:53 GMT Philip and Paula http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2273344 I have this really pretty vine growing in my yard. It has yellow buds and bright red berries.&nbsp; I showed my friend how it was growing all over the trees in my garden.&nbsp; He said that it was called bittersweet and that it is an invasive.&nbsp; Is that true? Is it bad?&nbsp; If so, should I cut it down? How do I get rid of it?<br><br><br> <p>Forum: <a href="http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/?forum=90577">Ask a Professional</a> http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2273344 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:11:39 GMT Jane http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2272463 We own a good chunk of land, and cut every now and then, but were wondering about more annual income to help with taxes, road maintenance, boundary marking, and the expense of a forester. Is there a way we could formalize a lease with a group or club of hunters, giving them exclusive rights to hunt the land? Of course the question of liability comes up: can we get them to sign a waiver or something so we aren't liable if someone gets hurt? who polices such a lease?<br>I know I've heard of this somewhere. maybe down south??<img src="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/images/boards/smilies/idea.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0"><br><br><br> <p>Forum: <a href="http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/?forum=90577">Ask a Professional</a> http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2272463 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:10:38 GMT Feldt http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2260561 I understand that carbon sequestered in trees is carbon that is not up in the atmosphere acting like a greenhouse gas and contributing to global climate change. and that my trees on my woodlot are taking up carbon during the growing season. I hear that there are ways "out there" that people who sequester carbon can get paid for it- for example, companies that send alot of carbon up into the atmosphere can buy carbon credits to offset the carbon that they are responsible for sending up into the atmosphere. and since they buy carbon credits, that means someone like me can s e l l carbon credits, since my trees are accumulating it. <br>now, my question is (<img src="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/images/boards/smilies/rolleyes.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0">) : <br>how do I get paid for the carbon that I am accumulating on my woodlot?<br> <p>Forum: <a href="http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/?forum=90577">Ask a Professional</a> http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2260561 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:50:38 GMT Nimitz http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2257652 I'm noticing a lot of brownish pine needles on the pines near my house, and a lot of dead pine needles on the ground.&nbsp; What's wrong with my pines? Are they sick? If so, what can I do about that?<br> <p>Forum: <a href="http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/?forum=90577">Ask a Professional</a> http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2257652 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:41:02 GMT Alex http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2256079 <font face="Arial">I own land on a brook that flows into the middle branch of the Westfield river. But I don't live in the area. I'm interested in finding out who owns the land upstream and downstream from my land- I think there are some things we might do to improve trout habitat on that stream, and I think it might be good to put a bridge across the stream on my neighbor's land, but I don't think I have good banks that would support a bridge. where do I go to find out about who owns land in my town? the county seat? MA department of taxation?</font><br><br><br> <p>Forum: <a href="http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/?forum=90577">Ask a Professional</a> http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2256079 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:45:51 GMT MacArthur http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2247916 if our family puts an easement on our woodland, will our property taxes go down?<img src="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/images/boards/smilies/comp.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0"><br><br><br> <p>Forum: <a href="http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/?forum=90577">Ask a Professional</a> http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2247916 Thur, 25 Oct 2007 21:00:33 GMT McCoy http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2247911 <font style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" face="Verdana">we've been talking to the local land trust, and feel we want to either sell or give away/donate an easement on our family's land. It is about 200 acres, and been in the family 2 generations. We want to make sure it is taken care of in the future. but the question is: some people say an easement is locking it up, and we can't ever touch it again. Our family has cut wood on the land periodically for years, both for firewood, and the occasional source of income. if we lock it up in an easement, are we giving up the right to cut wood and make a little money now and then? we don't want to butcher the land, but we also want to be able to still get a little income now and then. </font><br> <p>Forum: <a href="http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/?forum=90577">Ask a Professional</a> http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2247911 Thur, 25 Oct 2007 20:58:12 GMT Zimmermann http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2247896 my family's land is in chapter 61 - my mother put it in a while ago, but i think it needs to come out. How do i take it out? what are the penalties? what else might happen? <br> <p>Forum: <a href="http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/?forum=90577">Ask a Professional</a> http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2247896 Thur, 25 Oct 2007 20:52:43 GMT Koffler http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2247886 <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">I've got some nice, straight trees, and I think they are probably pretty valuable- at least that is what my cousin says. I was contacted last week by a guy who wants to lumber them, and he offered me $5,000 for them- and I could use the money. But I don't know if that is a good price or not. Can you tell me how I can figure that out? should I listen to my cousin? </span> <img src="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/images/boards/smilies/confused.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0"><img src="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/images/boards/smilies/confused.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0"><br> <p>Forum: <a href="http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/?forum=90577">Ask a Professional</a> http://acornforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2247886 Thur, 25 Oct 2007 20:49:12 GMT Pickering