I could watch you pull those trees all day! Thank you for educating us about them as well. Keep up the great work!

If you have never seen a cedar explode in a grass fire you can't understand how important removal is

I find watching Daniel pull up all these cedar trees strangely therapeutic and so satisfying

You did an excellent job of explaining why you don't want the cedars (junipers) on your property! Not only was this video very educational, but fun to watch!

I agree with you about the cedar trees. They take over everything.

Daniel, your stewardship of the land will bless you, your family and all who walk upon it in future generations. Keep up the good work. I would have never thought that half the country could lose their damn minds all at about the same time. Yet, there they are. Don't let 'em get ya down.

Years of watching both you, and Dusty, and the ongoing war vs the Eastern Red Cedars... I knew the story about these destructive trees already, but it was still very interesting and you explained it well. By the way, I remember you trying to get Dusty on the KZfaq bandwagon while he was working on the rental cabins waaaay back when. Look at the BOTH of you now! 😊

From my first birthday in February of 1953 until my eleventh birthday in 1963, I grew up in Oklahoma City with relatives on various farms all over the area. What I was taught about the Virginia Junipers back then, was that they had been brought in to create windrows along property lines to break the winds that had caused the Dust Bowl. By the time I was in fourth grade, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture was telling farmers and ranchers that the windrows should only be along Section Lines, to prevent them from becoming a harmful invasive plant that over ran the range. Just one more thing to thank FDR for. It didn't work out any better than any other government organized worst case scenario. You've never seen large numbers of quail in your area, but what about meadowlarks or Redwing blackbirds? When I was a kid, those three species were more common than sparrows. There were flocks of Redwings that would take 15 minutes to fly past, and black out half of the sky, flying at about the height of a large church steeple. One word of advice; if you leave ONE juniper able to bear fruit, sparrows and mockingbirds will eat the juniper berries and poop out the seeds to start the whole problem all over again. Just like the feral hogs, please do your best to kill ALL of them. Good show. Thanks.

Here in South central New Mexico, we have an area called 7 springs it is on the eastern side of Boy Scout Mountain. Originally it did flow, enough that it actually created a small creek that had water all year. Cedars came in and the "tree huggers" went to court to keep them from being cut down. Well as happens here we had a heck of a wild fire. Guess what the cedars got burned up and 7 springs is running again after 40 years. They are as bad as Salt Cedar or Tamarisk. Invasive doesn't begin to describe it. They are neither native trees and do more damage than they help.

Daniel you do you and dont worry about the people that want you to keep something you dont want! They are not paying for your land they arent providing the upkeep Just do you and dont worry you do not need to justify what you do!

I like when you clear around good trees and suddenly can walk through the Forrest.

Being a land caretaker is hard work. Best wishes, Daniel! 👏👍✨❤😍

I live in North Central Texas near Possum Kingdom lake & we've had some really bad grassfires out there. It looks like solid cedars (we call them salt cedars but they are Eastern cedars too). They actually do explode & burn like gasoline. Billions in damage several years ago. I'm highly allergic to them so seeing you pull them out makes me happy. Keep up the good work.

Good for you, Daniel. Your point was made so eloquently that anyone would (should) be able to comprehend. And it’s not like you aren’t going to be planting anything…you do speak of cover crops and native grasses which also generate oxygen similar to trees. You do what you need to do and don’t worry about what others say. ❤️🙏🏻❤️

Great video! Unfortunately there are to many people that don't know what is good or bad for their local environment.

Thanks Daniel for a great educational video on red cedars. For many years I owned property in your area. Cedar Blue RV park. And yes, that part of Oklahoma is definitely over run with red cedar. Those who believe you are destroying nature by getting rid of the red cedar are ignorant of the facts. Thanks again for helping to educate them.

Watching you transform the land like you do is so interesting.

I learned a lot today about Oklahoma and junipers…I’m always thankful for people that try to preserve the natural habitat of their states. It’s just the right thing to do for the ecosystem!

Thank you for schooling us about the trees. It was a great video.❤

Just keep doing what your doing, you're doing an immense good for the environment.

Good explanation. Here in Missouri we have the same problem but we also have the Bradford Pear which does the same thing. They will kill off the bigger hard wood trees and then you increase that fire hazard when the lightening strikes the dead trees.

Very informative! The animals are going to be very appreciative of your hard work!

Thank you for educating about the cedar trees. I did not know that and I don’t blame you for wanting to get rid of them.

There is another tree that I'm not to fond of and that is a sweet gum tree. Also getting cedar needles out of carpet is a job in itself. Daniel love it when you talk about educational stuff. This is why I have respect for you. Love y'all

Very kind of you to explain to people , although you don’t need to , it’s your choice of how you manage it . Thx Daniel .💕🙏😊

Also, just wanted to let you know, I think you’re doing a great job!

I think of the tree puller every time I exit our neighborhood to the south as there is a pasture that has been taken over by cedar trees over the last 20 years.

About 50 odd years ago my family bought a piece of land down by Hartville Missouri. When we first got the land, it was covered in cedars. My Dad and Granddad went in with chainsaws and a tractor. They spent the next twelve years removing cedar trees. The thing I remember best about it is how it got louder and louder over the years. I remember sitting on the tail gate of the truck and asking my Granddad what that sound was because every you would hear more and more birds every season. Bob whites, whippoorwills, meadow larks, crows, red wing blackbirds........ The more cedar that got cleared the more animals came onto the land. Huckleberries pooped up where the old cedar groves were and, oh golly, the number of deer and turkeys that brought in. At any rate I wanted to say good job returning the land to its natural state.

They are across Missouri and Arkansas as well. It was one of the first trees we pulled when we moved in. My husband and kids are both allergic. They really are nice looking during winter, but it was right against the house as you walked in. I love the attachment on the front of your skidloader. It isn't logical for me to own but, I was fascinated with it. As far as trees. You are not stripping out all the trees just the ones you don't want on the property. There's a difference. I don't understand why people can't understand that invasive trees, plants, and animals need to go. You do have a crazy amount of them on your property. God bless your family.

Im glad you researched this and told us why you cut them. Up in the Pacific Nothwest the Western cedar is revered for its longevity and lumber.

I'm glad you enjoy doing that because it seems like a DAUNTING task! Great argument for getting rid of those invasive trees! We don't have armadillos in Indiana so the only one I've seen is at an exotic petting zoo.

Eastern Redcedars are evasive and can be considered a weed. They can also become habitat for unwanted insects such as wasps, snakes, or unwanted wild life.

I totally get it. Here in my Michigan city, someone thought that it would be a great idea decades ago to infest most of the land by planting black walnut trees in residential areas. It is currently a nightmare for those who would like to have a garden. The black walnut tree take up the soil nutrients. I belong to a local garden/urban homestead organization and many of the growers can only grow in containers and not the ground. It’s been a nightmare for some. I was one of the fortunate few, however I live within a quarter mile of 3 lakes and have to deal with animals 😬. I invested in a greenhouse and was able to grow a great crop this year.

Thank you for educating those that dont understand the process. Central Missouri also has too many ceader trees. Our crop ground is shrinking because of those buggers.

I.m proud of you Daniel. Keep up the great work your doing for the environment.

Crazy cause every time I see the mill creek property I see tons of quail habitat! Would love to see Houston raise some bobwhite quail and release a couple coveys over there!

Couldn't wait to read that article. It is so informative just hope all your viewers take the time to read it.

You shouldn't have to explain to anybody what you do on your property. It's your property you should do whatever you want. I'll continue watching your content. I love all your videos and for the person that wants to use those as a Christmas trees. Tell them to come and get it, LOL.

Definitely looks like fun pulling those invasive trees up. Go for it Daniel!!!!

You're a good man, Daniel. It was very thoughtful of you to explain to people who don't understand about the Eastern Red Cedar trees, and the menace they truly are. I can personally attest to how evil they are for anyone who has asthma and/or allergies. With all this extra information, I'm sure the people who were concerned will now understand why it is necessary to cull the trees. And, it's not that easy to do this work. You're in a box sitting on a machine that is jerking and jostling you around. Please be careful and stay safe.

They also drain the water from all other important things

Dan I’ve been watching you for years and I’ve always enjoyed your channel. I am a farmer and love cedar wood, however I agree with you. You will always have the Naysayers and I hope you don’t let them bother you. God BLESS you and your family.

We used very small cedar as Xmas trees when I was young. They were only in the house for 7-10 days. During that time I couldn't going that room much. Asthma. The tree themselves are extremely pokey ( think blackberry) when dry. Hell to get the lights on & off. Then you could only turn the lights on if you were in the room for fear of fire. My aunt & uncle just used a Charlie Brown pine tree. Thank God we were able to get a fake tree in my teens.

We live where one of the invasive species is Russian olive. When you said the eastern red cedar dies when you cut below the lowest limbs, I thought "oh, how lucky." If only the olive would do the same.

Good Evening Daniel! Every time I see you operate the skid steer with that fitting, makes me want to purchase one with properly so I can clear the land up! Love the clean up videos!

You did an excellent job EDUCATING your viewers. I'm retired from horticulture & I'll dumb it down INVASIVE=BAD ! Dogwood trees for example are ORNAMENTAL trees =GOOD. Unless you own a mill , you are not going to get fenceposts . Keep pulling , Daniel !

You always educate me and most is a refresher course from being young. I was raised on a farm; raised, butchered & ate the meat, Dad planted a huge garden & canned & froze the produce!

Thank you for this educational video explaining about cedars. As well as the history provided, showing how they take the water away from other trees is impossible to miss. I have so much respect for all you do! ❤

Juniper is 1 of my worst allergies! Every one around here loves to have live Christmas trees! I used to miss a month of school due to being sick every year!

Hi Daniel. Great video. Thanks for taking time to educate people about the trees. Thanks for making the property look better and help nature survive. God bless and love yall ❤❤

Thank you, Daniel, for explaining & taking the time to let many of us ignorant subscribers know what's up with the Cedars! I get it now.

Love it when you educate people that don't know what they're talking about. Keep it up if that want them so bad come get them and put them in your yard 🤣 . God bless you and your family .

Loved seeing the armadillo. We used to have them as well as road runners here in West Texas, but you rarely see them now. I wish I had access to a tree puller. I would get rid of a few mesquite’s. They too are invasive, water hungry grass killers.

The problem with the Eastern Red Cedar is not that it is exotic (it is not) but that natural suppression due to fire is no longer a large component of the ecosystem. Eastern red cedar has its niche, it just is not good for the prarie habitat.

Daniel, you do the best job at helping educate your followers with everything you do!! I, for one, really appreciate you removing those nasty trees! God bless you & your wonderful family!!!!

I respect that you felt compelled to justify something you didnt need to justify. Loved the video!

I love the fact that you can pull out the trees. It makes life a lot easier ❤

You are exactly right, Stay the course! Keep hoping to see you plant some apple trees for the dear. Love the videos!!!!

It’s good of you to explain these things to people, I don’t have the patience for it anymore. Comparing our war with cedar to saving a dogwood in Virginia demonstrates people don’t have a clue, yet feel free pass judgement. Good on you for trying to educate people.

Managing the land is a big responsibility. You are a good land manager I like that you do educate yourself and call on people to help. Not everyone will understand but you do what you know to be right Thanks for being you .

Mountain cedars burn very fast, like exploding, and emit clouds of pollin in north central Texas.

You are right. Keep clearing your land. I live in California and we do have them here.

Eastern cedar trees are one of the "weeds" of the prairie and forest lands. People who have criticized you for clearing your "weeds" would never allow sticky broadleaf weeds over run their yard smothering out their grass. Keep up the great work you are doing on your land. You are creating a much healthier and safer area for your wild life. Best wishes from San Antonio, TX.

Keep up the great line of educational information regarding responsible guardianship for the future, this is so needed in every state to a degree. We all need to be involved. Great job as usual Daniel!

Great educational video, I had no idea just how nasty those trees are till now.

Thank you for for explaining! I've been wondering why you felt that way, because Cedar trees are not bad in Cali. I dislike Juniper trees too!

Daniel I read an article that said these junipers have cut down on cattle profitability by almost 75% in the rangelands it evades. That's as bad as wild hog damage to crops.

That’s what I like about Dusty too. He is a huge steward of returning his land to the prairie it was meant to be. Getting rid of these cedars is like a full time job around your area. I’m glad we don’t have that issue here in Iowa though. You definitely don’t need things that will go up like a fireball.

They are really not cedar trees, they are juniper trees or bushes. I feel you should really know facts , before you criticize someone. Thank you Mr. Arms, for you care of the land, and the animals. The people should be thankful that you have care of the land.

Great video. Thanks for explaining this for the viewers who don't live in the area. Keep up the great work and keep making wonderful videos

Daniel we have those cedars here in Mississippi and they will literally take over your land. I don’t like them at all. I think you are doing the best thing for you land, it’s called Land management! Loved the video and love seeing how your land is being cleaned up and beautified. It’s really looking nice!

I didn’t need convincing about the cedar trees, but hopefully all the information that you gave us today will convince the other people why you are doing what’s best for your property and the wild life around your property. I love watching those cedar trees being pulled up! That machine is a beast! Thank you for sharing your farm life with us! 💕 Note: Armadillos are ugly.

Very educational. Thank you for educating us on these trees. I had no idea how invasive they are.

Thank you for the information. My mind loves to store this kind of data. 🤓 Nerd alert. Lester has taught me a lot about fence building. It helped me solve a crafting project recently. Again, thanks. 😊

That tree ripper is a *_BEAST_* !!!

Even though I understood why you were pulling the trees. It was nice to have more information about them.

I love that you're improving your property to benefit wildlife by removing the cedars. Eventually you may be able to cut hay on that land, which is an additional food source for cattle and bison. I'm originally from Oklahoma and on subsequent visits to family it's been a dramatic view of the land taken over by those trees. And yes, they create breathing problems for those of us with asthma and COPD.. Another invasive is the kudzu. It was taken over the southern states. Cattle will eat it but that has not made a big dent. It grows faster than you can remove it.

I recently drove from Tulsa to Oklahoma City on the Turner Turnpike and noticed along the way that red cedar trees were everywhere! Some you could see were encroaching on pasture land.

Daniel I really appreciate the explaintion you gave us with the papers to back it up. It surprizes me that people are doubting your word! And armadillo, wow.. so this is the second time you have shown us an armadillo. Thank you so much. You are THE BEST!! 🤩🤗💕💙

Your land, your plan, your rules. No explanation needed. Thanks for educating the less aware individuals.

Thank you so much for your educational video today. I always wondered why you pulled out all those trees myself, I just assumed they either were the type of cedar trees. You did make fences and other wooden products from so it surprised me, but now I get it and I to like many of your other viewers actually do enjoy watching you Pull them out I live where there are a lot of oak trees in Southern California. We have the California live oaks. They are very beautiful trees. We also have a Lotta Manzanita 300 types of Manzanita actually on our property and two different types of books we do not want to lose any of our native trees either, we have deer on our property but we only usually see one buck and window and the occasional baby each spring. We are not going to hunt for them. We enjoy seeing them come down and drink water and eat some of the stuff in the yard.

The way Daniel feels about those "cedar" trees is how I feel about spruce. I live in a townhouse corner condo with fenced yard, on the very edge of our association. Next door to me is a house with a line of spruce trees on the border. When I moved here years ago, they used to drive a riding mower between the young trees and my property. Now all the grass is dead and those roots are all over/under my property where I used to easily grow veggies and flowers. The needles, similar to the handfuls that Daniel showed, are like sharp scalpels that hurt my feet and even my daughter's dog when I dog sit. They also have some kind of very sticky sheath that sheds from new growth, that falls all over my lawn, sidewalk, porch, and sticks to feet, or shoes, gets inside car, house, etc. They are a horrible nuisance in small, city settings and make very bad neighbors.

I remember that back in the 1940/50's era, the people in the Ozarks of Southern Missouri would burn the fields and forest to clear the underbrush to manage the land. Today we see a lot of woods fires because of the lack of land management. You are correct in your belief.

My son said, oh the armadillo is adorable. He loved that you zoomed in on it. Rare to see alive around here.

Cedars turn the soil acidic. Which many weeds and native don't like. You need to add lime to the soil to bring the soil back in balance.

The cedar trees have a chemical compound (oils)which in turn will ignite (fuel) fires. You don't want these trees next to buildings. Great job Daniel on clearing the cedar. We've cleared all trees 300 feet away from your house when living here in Oklahoma because of high winds, and the wild fires. We still have a few cedars, and juniper we need to get rid of out on the back part of our property.

If you told me 5 years ago that I would enjoy watching a farmer remove trees from a pasture I would have laughed in your face. Yet here we are and there is something so satisfying about it!

love how you explained why your getting rid of the cedar trees on your property

I was just thinking “He cuts a lot of Cedar trees down” 😂😂

Love your videos and enjoy watching them every time they come on. May the lord bless and protect you and your family and working on removing cedars

Usually after you get rid of the bigger cedars where that cedar was will be 30 new ones sprouted from seed drop over the years you have to brush hog for a couple of years have to stay on top of that

Thank you Daniel for another great video. I always learn something from you. Every state has invasive problems. What we need in each state is someone to help save our lands. Many thanks for today making me think. Hope your afternoon is good. 🤗🇺🇸

That is a slick little contraption! Wish you could use it on bois d'arc trees.

I think when people hear cedar tree they think of cedar chests which is all together different cedar

DANIEL, THIS IS YOUR LAND. YOU ARE MAKEING IT BETTER FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. NO EXPLANATION NEEDED FOR THESE HATERS THAT DONT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THEAR LIVE's BUT GIVE PEOPLE HEADACHES. YOU AND FAMILY STAY BLESSED AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND CONTENT.🙏🏽✌🏾💞

The needles are acidic. That's great in a low rainfall area, but bad where you normally get a lot of rain since the soils are already acidic and the needles make it worse. That's why nothing grows under and around them. You can help by spreading agricultural lime in the areas where you have pulled up the cedars. That will give the soil a boost toward a more neutral pH and might help suppress the cedars.

Here in N. W. Florida our cedar are bad for the mosquitoes to go into after leaving the water. They live in the cedar.

Eastern red cedars are native to Oklahoma, but that doesn't mean it is native to all of Oklahoma, and you are right, its because of humans that these trees are surviving in these areas, so it is up to humans to replace the natural control these trees had at one point.

I like the video, and it is nice of you take the time to teach people that just don't know. God bless y'all

Armadillos are so cute. They are a bit of a benefit if you have a lot of pesky insects. They're not aggressive and basically timid.