You will have to look hard to find these “buried treasures” in your woodlot.
However, wild apple trees are most often competing for sunlight with taller forest trees like maple, ash, pine and poplar. They act as a seasonal “magnet” for increased wildlife activity!īy nature, apple trees are short and require abundant sunshine. Many animals feed on the apples themselves while others feed on the animals or insects that are attracted to the trees or fruit. In fact, most species of upland mammals and birds make use of apple trees at some point during their lives. Wild apple trees are a very important part of the seasonal food supply of many species of wildlife here. Many have succumbed to competition from taller forest trees that have robbed the young apple trees of the sunlight they require. Today it is quite common to find these hardy individuals struggling to retain their place in the forest and along the edges of open and semi-open lands. As could be expected, wild apple trees were established through the “dropping” of seeds by wildlife that fed on the apples around homes and farms and the trees became commonplace within the young pioneer forests in Vermont.
During that transition period, thousands of acres of open farm land reverted, through a process known as “forest succession”, into a forested condition. Since then, the percentages have reversed and Vermont is now about 75% forest land. In 1900, Vermont was about 75% open farm land and only about 25% forest. The Care and Maintenance of Wild Apple Trees in Vermont What are the Benefits of Joining the VWA?Ĭare and Maintenance of Wild Apple Trees in Vermont Author:Paul Harwood |.Resources for Forestry Related Professionals and Businesses.Forestry Related Professionals & Businesses Overview.Technical Service Provider Certification.Licensed Consulting Forester Application.How Do I Become a VWA Licensed Forester?.Resources for Woodland Owners and Managers.
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