Project: Kudzu to Apple Trees

Project: Kudzu to Apple Trees

When I bought the log cabin, the yard was completely full of thorns and kudzu. The first year, I started clearing it myself. It grew faster than I could cut it. I was covered in cuts and scratches. And it still looked as bad as when I had started.

Project Small House: Clearing the Back Yard – Before & After Photos Kudzu to Apple Trees
Project Small House: Clearing the Back Yard
Before & After – Kudzu to Apple Trees

The second year I hired help before it could start to grow back in the spring. Some things you just cannot do by yourself.

Project Small House: Clearing the Back Yard – Before & After Photos Kudzu to Apple Trees
Work in Progress, Clearing Kudzu and Briars behind Meadowbrook Cabin

We got all of the underbrush gone, but were left with dozens of trees that had been killed by the kudzu.

Project Small House: Clearing the Back Yard – Before & After Photos Kudzu to Apple Trees
Work in Progress: The brook was full of litter and snags, even an old telephone pole and pallets
Project Small House: Clearing the Back Yard – Before & After Photos Kudzu to Apple Trees
Work in Progress, Clearing Kudzu and Briars behind Meadowbrook Cabin
Project Small House: Clearing the Back Yard – Before & After Photos Kudzu to Apple Trees
Work in Progress, Clearing Kudzu and Briars behind Meadowbrook Cabin
Project Small House: Clearing the Back Yard – Before & After Photos Kudzu to Apple Trees
Work in Progress, Clearing Kudzu and Briars behind Meadowbrook Cabin

We put down grass seed.

Project Small House: Clearing the Back Yard – Before & After Photos Kudzu to Apple Trees
Work in Progress, Clearing Kudzu and Briars behind Meadowbrook Cabin
Project Small House: Clearing the Back Yard – Before & After Photos Kudzu to Apple Trees
Work in Progress, Clearing Kudzu and Briars behind Meadowbrook Cabin

I hired a tree service to take out the dead trees from all around the property and grind the stumps.

Green’s Tree Service (828)-693-5489 did a really great job. They gave me a lower price if I could wait until they had other jobs to do in the area. They talked me out of some ideas that weren’t worth the investment.  I could not be happier with the job they did.

Project Small House: Clearing the Back Yard – Before & After Photos Kudzu to Apple Trees
Cutting Trees out of Meadow Brook
Project Small House: Clearing the Back Yard – Before & After Photos Kudzu to Apple Trees
Cutting Trees out of Meadow Brook
Project Small House: Clearing the Back Yard – Before & After Photos Kudzu to Apple Trees
Apples in the back yard at Meadowbrook Cabin

I put in a couple of apple trees.

Project Small House: Clearing the Back Yard – Before & After Photos Kudzu to Apple Trees
After – The back yard at Meadowbrook Cabin

And this is the beautiful yard we have now! There are certainly plenty of trees left.


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