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Forestry Friday: Searching for Female Ash Trees

September 23, 2022

Since a single ash tree is either a male or a female (in some tree species this isn’t the case and a tree may have both male and female parts), it will be important to make sure we leave some of each uncut during the harvest, to provide the species an opportunity to pollinate and set viable seed.

Rows of Christmas trees are covered in snow in wintertime.

New Christmas Tree Farmer at The Rocks

Kelly Whalen | September 13, 2022
Carrie Deegan uses a shovel to fill the hole around the newly planted tree.

Forest Friday: Planting Trees This Spring?

Wendy Weisiger | April 15, 2022

Spring is the best time of year to plant trees so we thought now is a good time to share the basics of tree planting with you.

Rocks Director Nigel Manley stands in the middle of a row of trees.

Caledonian Record: Nigel Manley Retires As Forest Society Christmas Tree Farmer

April 13, 2022

Through the decades, Manley established a thriving operation with some 32,000 Christmas trees in the fields, has greeted thousands of families making the annual tradition to The Rocks to cut their own trees, and has developed a robust set of education programs,.

Ann and March Davis pose in front of their Tree Farm with their dog.

Woods Without Gile owners named NH Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year

Anna Berry | April 8, 2022

Ann and Marc Davis have been named New Hampshire’s 2022 Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year.

Four growing seasons after the timber harvest, white pine seedlings are abundant.

Forestry Friday: Before & After a Timber Harvest

April 8, 2022

The result, four growing seasons later, is an amazing carpet of white pine seedlings.