See below for a cost estimate for a windbreak

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What is a windbreakologist™?

A person who specializes in the layout, plants used, and long life design to break, block or divert the wind to any given area.

Services we provide as a windbreakologist™:

Over 45 years of experience in all aspects of windbreaks

Best placement of plants to block winds at any time of the year.

Annual rainfall and temperatures in your area of the windbreak.

Soil types and conditions in the area of your windbreak.

Govt. cost share programs available to help pay for your windbreak.

Proper trees and shrubs that will do well in your area, and have a long life.

Proper spacing of trees and shrubs to provide a long lasting windbreak.

Proper herbicides that can be used around windbreak trees and shrubs.

Control measures of unwanted animals and insects in your windbreak

Control measures of volunteer/unwanted trees and shrubs in your windbreak.

Reduction of odors by proper placement of trees and shrubs

Control of blowing snow into an area where you do not want it.

Trees/shrubs, delivery and planting of windbreaks in the Midwest—USA

UPS shipping of bare root trees and shrubs for windbreaks throughout the USA.

Survive, Thrive, Stay Alive is our motto with windbreak trees.

Survive the planting, with minimum care

Grow well "Thrive" after planting

Stay Alive with a long life.

Over 90% of the windbreaks designed and installed are done incorrectly using the wrong species or spacing.

Have your windbreak designed or if you have a plan from someone else, checked by a windbreakologist™

We can design your windbreak, provide the trees, plant and advise you on how to care for them.

We specialize in windbreaks.

Kevin Kelly--Windbreakologist

PH: 563-452-4300---9AM-5PM--Monday-Saturday

OR E-mail--kkelly6300@gmail.com for questions on windbreaks.

If you want to stop by always call us first to be sure we are here and not out looking at a project.

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What does it cost to put in a windbreak from Kelly Tree Farm?

Here is an estimate on an average 3 row windbreak 300 ft long.

Outside row 26 Arborvitae or Cedar spaced 12 ft apart 2 1/2 ft tall $25 each.

$650.00

Middle row 16 Pine or Spruce spaced 20 ft apart 2-3 ft tall @ $25 each.

$400.00

Inside row 16 pine or Spruce spaced 20 ft apart 2-3 ft tall @ $25.00 each.

$400.00

Take off $2 each for over 50 price and pick them up yourself -$116.00

Total for 58 trees $1450.00 without discount + sales tax of 7%

Our trees are easy to plant, with a hole 14" wide by 12" deep, and many people do it themselves but if you want us to do: Layout, Planting, Provide chemical weed control for 58 trees @ $14 -$20 each depending on distance we have to travel for a total of $812.00 (at $14. per tree) + sales tax of 7% and mileage to your place and back @ .90 per mile

In Iowa we have two different cost share programs to help pay for your windbreak. One is the REAP program, available to sign up at the NRCS office in your county. Maximum amount available is $1500.00 per windbreak.

In all states is the CRP potted shelterbelt program which will pay up to $3200.00 for your new windbreak. Both programs shown above are available at the Farm Service Agency in your county, look under US Government in the phone book to see where they are located at.

With or without cost share programs, a windbreak is not an expensive project and will pay you back for the next 100 years, plus no additional property tax on windbreaks.

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