Fence Row Etiquette

[Yander]

or... Pile it in an out-of-the-way location on your property, and don't burn it. Leave it for wildlife. I have a few things behind my barn that the rabbits love. I like seeing the rabbits. They are probably the least destructive critter on my land. The skunks are the worst, but they are easy to eliminate.

 

[Dawg in Fl]

Years ago Locust and Hedgeapple/Osage Orange made the longest lasting fence posts available.

And the locust was cheap!

 

[Jason05216]

Here's the actual fence line. As you can see the trees hang over a lot.

 

[mjonesnh]

Have a similar fence line on a shared property line at my farm. Use a polesaw every few years to clear a tractor with ROPS and bush hog. Take the limbs cut and put them in a close by woods and let them decay. Once cut back only have to trim every 3-4 years.

 

[Jason05216]

Have a similar fence line on a shared property line at my farm. Use a polesaw every few years to clear a tractor with ROPS and bush hog. Take the limbs cut and put them in a close by woods and let them decay. Once cut back only have to trim every 3-4 years.

I'm going to start working on this fall and winter. It's frustrating to me that the neighbor's lack of upkeep will be an ongoing job for me (granted it was allowed to get this way by the previous owner who held both these pieces but, current owner doesn't seem inclined to change it). Maybe someday he'll want to reclaim it for the row cropping that he has done in the rest of the piece.