Posted by PJH on May 06, 2014 at 06:51:15 from (50.40.232.222):
In Reply to: Trees for fence posts? posted by Justin SE IOWA on May 04, 2014 at 19:02:25:
Justin, you're in a situation where you have more time than money. Use whatever is available, but plan on replacing them in a few short years.
There was an old man in our neighborhood who used white oak for posts, and he never removed one when it rotted off - just set another one close by. He had posts 2 feet apart along the road past his place. The money guys laughed at him, but the old man was a worker, and there wasn't a store bought post on the farm. He had my greatest respect!
Don't forget about the phone company. My son is a phone tech, and they get a lot of broken poles in their yard that they have to dispose of periodically. Be aware that the top of the pole is not treated as well as the end that contacts the soil (and is often destroyed in the wreck).
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