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Just wondering what last longer underwater? I plan on putting out Christmas trees after the holidays and have already put out some bamboo. I'm sitting here in my deer stand looking at some mighty nice and very Limby young hardwoods growing in this cutover. Would young maple, poplar and oak last long enough to make it worthwhile?
osage orange (hedge apple), locust, mulberry, hickory and ash are all long lasting underwater... 10+ years each.
mustfish, I've often wondered the same thing. A 6-8 foot tall sweetgum growing in full sun is about what I'd consider to be the perfect shape for crappie structure. We've got lots of those around the farm on the around the edges of fields. I just don't know how long that young wood would last. I guess there's just one way to find out....
Here is a old post that may give you some more information also.
https://www.crappie.com/crappie/crap...ruit-hardwood/
Hardwoods last a good while . Bamboo sheds limbs will be poles in a year or so . Christmas trees too thick at first and tend to moss over . Christmas trees also mostly Pine or Spruce which rots quickly .
How about cedar trees? Any info on these?
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I don't know how long cedar last but I plan on putting some out next week.
Imma try some soon also. Thanks for the reply
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I found a Christmas tree awhile back that I'm still fishing. At least 2 years old and still giving up fish. I don't know how much longer it will last but still looks like a Christmas tree on SI.
Young Red Cedars with no heartwood (red ) don't last long . We put out ones 6 to 12'' at butt with big limbs . Helps to remove needles and thin out small limbs . That heartwood will last a very long time . :twocentsQuote:
Originally Posted by KennyT