RAH, good luck on the tree plantings!
I did American Plums from bareroot seedlings and they were surprisingly hardy through a mini-drought that killed some of my other newly planted trees.
I am also going to do pawpaws in some of my semi-shade understory locations near the creek. They do really well in that location despite some of the harsh Kansas conditions.
[My grandfather used to bring us pawpaws from the river bottoms when we were kids. One of my fondest memories is taking a handful to school for show and tell, and then cutting them up to eat. The other kids couldn't believe they tasted that good and grew wild in Kansas.]
Back on topic: I was going to try some clover plots. If they are going into an area of well-established grass, would you try to "no till" and kill of the grass with Roundup, or rototill the grass out? I have some higher drier ground, and some depressions that stay pretty soggy in wet years. Does clover like well-drained soils or like the soggier ground?
