Living Fences

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From Homestead National Monument of America:

Imagine you were going to build a fence. You collect your lumber, check the garage for tools, and head to the hardware store to purchase whatever else you may need. But wait. What if instead, you planted a fence? 

Living fences, such as the Osage Orange hedgerow planted by Daniel Freeman, offer a more sustainable and longer-lasting boundary for your Homestead. When woven together these fast-growing trees produced a "pig tight, horse high, and bull strong," fence. One bushel of seed would yield 30,000 plants, enough for 6 miles of fence! This was a popular solution to the fencing problem on the treeless prairie. The original Osage orange hedgerow planted on Daniel's homestead has survived a century!

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