West Side Story

Believe it or not, we planted (me, Diana and Mark (my new husband) 450 trees in just five days. It all started with Mark running the trencher down 420 feet of property line. He claims he wasn't drunk but the row looks like a sobriety test gone bad to me...Still, a trench is a trench, right?
After that, we put my poor new hubby (less than a week into wedded bliss) to work marking rows and digging holes. Doesn't he look happy?
Diana (Mom) and I then followed with trees, tubes and stakes:
Before we knew it, the first row of oaks was in!!! Isn't it pretty?We crossed the gully to the east side and decided to save 20 spare hazelnuts in pots to replace any we might lose over the next year or so. Plus, we were just too darned tired after planting 450 trees to do another row.
And a few days later, the entire west side of the gully was full of oaks and hazelnuts. How cool will this be in five years???
More as soon as we complete the east side (152 oaks to be exact) and our new favorite pasttime - installing drip irrigation.

Note to future truffle farmers: It's a lot of work planting 600 trees so get some help!!!