Thinning Out

[thewoodlands]

This is the first area that I'm going to thin out the small Basswood and leave the hard maple to help it develop better.

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[SolarAndWood]

It is pretty noble to buck the trend of people taking just the good stuff and leaving the woods full of junk. In the last round of logging, I had all the junk taken out that had taken over since the property was high graded 20 years ago. It didn't generate a lot of cash as much of it went for pulp but hopefully it was a good long term investment.

 

[thewoodlands]

It is pretty noble to buck the trend of people taking just the good stuff and leaving the woods full of junk. In the last round of logging, I had all the junk taken out that had taken over since the property was high graded 20 years ago. It didn't generate a lot of cash as much of it went for pulp but hopefully it was a good long term investment.

I'm sure it will be a good long term investment for you, once the leaves came out on the trees on our property in the area that I'm going to thin out I noticed that we have alot of hard maple taking over.

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[SolarAndWood]

I've noticed that too. Helps the blackberries as well. Keeps the bears happy.

 

[wood spliter]

No one takes care of your place like you do yourself

 

[Wood Duck]

I think thinning the smaller stuff is a great way to get firewood plus improve the forest. most of the woods around here could yield a lot of firewood without removing any marketable timber. In fact, removing the firewood would help the timber grow better. it isn't very common to see people thinning the woods. most just wait until there are trees to sell, then sell off the saleable stuff. Timber management only seems to happen when you own the woods where you cut firewood.