$25 Per Pound. Harvest in Year 2. Why Did Big Ag Bury These Native Trees?

Описание: Stop wasting money on fruit trees that need constant spraying and take years to produce. These 5 trees will save you thousands on fence posts, livestock feed, fertilizer, and supplements — and most of them you can propagate for free.

In this video, I cover:

Why apple trees might be the worst investment for small homesteaders
The tree that produces fence posts lasting 50-100 years
How to get 3,000 lbs of free livestock feed from your property
The fruit tree that produces in 1-3 years (not 5-8)
A native tree that's already growing on your land
The $1.1 billion crop you can grow along your fence line

📚 SOURCES & REFERENCES:

USDA Farmers' Bulletin No. 1628 (1930) — Black Locust recommendations
Hungarian Forest Research Institute — 465,000 hectares planted
Nitrogen fixation rates: 25-100 lbs/acre/year (USDA Agroforestry)

J. Russell Smith, "Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture" (1929)
Pod nutrition: 30% sugar, 12% protein (University of Kentucky Extension)
Pod yield: 300-500 lbs per mature tree annually

King James I — Virginia Colony Mulberry Mandates (1619)
US Treasury Mulberry Manual (1828) — 220 pages
City bans: Tucson (1984), Las Vegas (1991), El Paso (1992)
Fruit production: 1-3 years for grafted trees vs 5-8 years for apples

Native range: USDA Plants Database
Fruit yield: 35-75 lbs per mature tree
Lifespan: 75+ years (Morton Arboretum)

Market size: $1.1 billion (Grand View Research, 2023)
Missouri commercial acreage: 350+ acres (University of Missouri Extension)
Farmers market prices: $15-25/lb fresh berries

Spray schedule: 4-8 applications/year (Iowa State Extension, Penn State Extension)
Years to harvest: 5-8 years for standard trees (Stark Bro's Nursery)
Chemicals used: Captan, carbaryl, permethrin, malathion, sulfur

📖 BOOKS MENTIONED:

"Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture" by J. Russell Smith (1929)
USDA Farmers' Bulletin No. 1628 (1930)

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DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational purposes. Results vary based on climate, soil, and growing conditions. Always research what grows best in your specific zone before planting.