Planting trees

Chris and I had a big day out at Waterford Estate yesterday. Chris had ordered 40 betula maximowicziana (Monarch birch) trees from Appleton's Nursery which arrived last week. A you can see had a very productive day.

Believe it or not, there's 40 trees in there

Planting

First few trees in

Planting the larger specimens in the tree triangles for shade trees

Mulch for around each tree

Its a long way down the driveway at the end of the day

 Here are some pictures of the mature trees to give you some idea of what the trees will look like in a few years time courtesy of the world wide web:

Mature specimen

leaves

Autumn colour

Silvery bark

We also shifted the horses to a fresh paddock and harrowed where they'd just come out of. They showed their appreciation by galloping around the new paddock like loonies doing very impressive sliding stops. So much for new grass!