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<blockquote data-quote="Workinonit Farm" data-source="post: 904346" data-attributes="member: 839"><p>If you decide to plant some young trees, yes the cows will eat eat them, rub on them and damage (poss. kill) them. I would suggest putting a fenc around the trees to give them a chance. I would put the fence at least 5' to 6' feet from the trunk. I have seen many people do this and not just with young trees. Usually the type of fence I have seen is post and board, usually 3 boards.</p><p></p><p>As to the type of trees, personally I would plant Maple (regular not Red). While I do have some pines on my property, they don't bother them much and they do provide "cover" and shade, but some folks have problems with the cows eating the pine needles. Certain type of pines can cause 'health' issues, I'm not sure which types. The type we have are benign, some folks call what we have "Bull Pine". We have a couple of Oaks and have no problems, but some folks have health issues with regards to their cows eating too many acorns.</p><p></p><p>My thinking is, if there's plenty/an abundance of pasture, the cows are less likely to eat too much of things they shouldn't. But, that's just my experience in my area.</p><p></p><p> :2cents: </p><p></p><p>Katherine</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Workinonit Farm, post: 904346, member: 839"] If you decide to plant some young trees, yes the cows will eat eat them, rub on them and damage (poss. kill) them. I would suggest putting a fenc around the trees to give them a chance. I would put the fence at least 5' to 6' feet from the trunk. I have seen many people do this and not just with young trees. Usually the type of fence I have seen is post and board, usually 3 boards. As to the type of trees, personally I would plant Maple (regular not Red). While I do have some pines on my property, they don't bother them much and they do provide "cover" and shade, but some folks have problems with the cows eating the pine needles. Certain type of pines can cause 'health' issues, I'm not sure which types. The type we have are benign, some folks call what we have "Bull Pine". We have a couple of Oaks and have no problems, but some folks have health issues with regards to their cows eating too many acorns. My thinking is, if there's plenty/an abundance of pasture, the cows are less likely to eat too much of things they shouldn't. But, that's just my experience in my area. :2cents: Katherine [/QUOTE]
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