Retired Army after 25 years. Currently teaching HS Social Studies. Purchased 20 acres on Tennessee/Kentucky border in Woodlawn, TN (about 55 miles west of Nashville, TN). Planted 40 blueberry plants in winter of 2014. Have 7 different varieties, O’Neal, Climax, Premier, Summit, Ozarkblue, Blueridge and Bluecrop. The rabbiteyes are currently doing the best (Climax and Premier).
Have planted a willow oak and a silver maple recently out there in open parts of the pasture with 100 feet or so in between them. Planted 5 Bradford pears our first year (before I found out about there pitfalls). Recently planted a weeping willow this last spring. This fall 2016 I planted two pink dogwoods and two flowering cherries.
Started an orchard in fall 2016. Planted an American Persimmons tree (have found 5 Persimmons residing in my wood lines along pasture border of my property. Planted two plums (Santa Rosa and Methley), a Moorpark Apricot and two figs (Brown Turkey and Olympian). Planted two mystery Paw-Paws from KSU in January 2017. They are only 1-2 feet high right now. Looking to plant proven winners in my area of peaches, Pluots and more figs/Persimmons/Paw Paws.