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SWCD TREE PROGRAM
The Norman County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) annually makes available trees of different species to county landowners. These trees are provided for conservation and erosion control purposes. We offer a wide choice of trees, shrubs and potted evergreens. The district has their own tractor and tree planter for planting trees. We offer this service for $.55/tree, with a minimum charge of $200. This program was started to promote conservation, and help residents create a more beautiful environment. Many of the county’s shelterbelts, farmstead and field windbreaks, wildlife habitat, and reforestation projects have been started as a result of the SWCD tree program.
Here’s how the tree program works:
The program begins in the year before tree planting with ground preparation. The planting site must be kept fallowed, or be clean cropland, as we will only plant on cultivated ground.
The Norman County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) annually makes available trees of different species to county landowners. These trees are provided for conservation and erosion control purposes. We offer a wide choice of trees, shrubs and potted evergreens. The district has their own tractor and tree planter for planting trees. We offer this service for $.55/tree, with a minimum charge of $200. This program was started to promote conservation, and help residents create a more beautiful environment. Many of the county’s shelterbelts, farmstead and field windbreaks, wildlife habitat, and reforestation projects have been started as a result of the SWCD tree program.
Here’s how the tree program works:
The program begins in the year before tree planting with ground preparation. The planting site must be kept fallowed, or be clean cropland, as we will only plant on cultivated ground.
- Trees need to be ordered for the upcoming spring throughout the previous fall and winter. A 50% deposit on the total bill is required.
- All orders under $200 must be paid in full at the time of ordering.
- We plant the trees in the month of May, and offer weed control services.
- Cost share assistance can be applied for at the Norman County SWCD office and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Ada.
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Weed Control
The primary reason for early shelterbelt or windbreak failures is the lack of weed control, which results in poor growth and dead trees. Weed control should begin the year prior to planting and continue until the lower branches of the trees close in and shade out weeds and grasses. Good weed control involves a combination of the Tree Matting Machine and the Tiller (between the row cultivation).
The primary reason for early shelterbelt or windbreak failures is the lack of weed control, which results in poor growth and dead trees. Weed control should begin the year prior to planting and continue until the lower branches of the trees close in and shade out weeds and grasses. Good weed control involves a combination of the Tree Matting Machine and the Tiller (between the row cultivation).
Tree Matting Machine
The SWCD has a Tree Matting Machine that increases your tree survivability and growth rate by 3 to 5 times! It also, reduces weed competition, holds in moisture and funnels moisture to the tree. It greatly reduces maintenance time, because it is easy to see the trees for mowing or tilling next to the fabric. The SWCD offers this service for $.75/ft, with a minimum charge of $200. Cost share assistance can be applied for this service through the SWCD office in Twin Valley or the FSA office in Ada.
The SWCD has a Tree Matting Machine that increases your tree survivability and growth rate by 3 to 5 times! It also, reduces weed competition, holds in moisture and funnels moisture to the tree. It greatly reduces maintenance time, because it is easy to see the trees for mowing or tilling next to the fabric. The SWCD offers this service for $.75/ft, with a minimum charge of $200. Cost share assistance can be applied for this service through the SWCD office in Twin Valley or the FSA office in Ada.
Tiller (between the row cultivation)
Frequent and timely cultivation during the growing season is just as necessary in establishing a new shelterbelt or windbreak, as in growing any row crop. Trees, as well as row crops, simply cannot compete with weeds and grasses. You should cultivate periodically to keep weeds under control. The SWCD provides this service with a tractor and 7 foot tiller, which cleans the weeds on either side of the tree row and between the rows, eliminating the weeds. This service comes with tractor and operator at a rate of $.05/ft, with a minimum charge of $200 per pass. Cultivation should be done at least 2 to 3 times per growing season. Cos share assistance can be applied for through the SWCD office in Twin Valley or the FSA office in Ada.
Frequent and timely cultivation during the growing season is just as necessary in establishing a new shelterbelt or windbreak, as in growing any row crop. Trees, as well as row crops, simply cannot compete with weeds and grasses. You should cultivate periodically to keep weeds under control. The SWCD provides this service with a tractor and 7 foot tiller, which cleans the weeds on either side of the tree row and between the rows, eliminating the weeds. This service comes with tractor and operator at a rate of $.05/ft, with a minimum charge of $200 per pass. Cultivation should be done at least 2 to 3 times per growing season. Cos share assistance can be applied for through the SWCD office in Twin Valley or the FSA office in Ada.