Jan 14, 2021 #1 Kirk Well-Known Member Joined Aug 7, 2001 Messages 13,784 Location Charleston, TN USA Will (hand planted) bare root, Cedar or Pine saplings grow in hardwood stands?
Jan 14, 2021 #2 B BSK Well-Known Member Joined Mar 11, 1999 Messages 81,669 Location Nashville, TN Not as well as in the open. I have seen pines planted mixed in with standing hardwoods, and they grew, but very slowly.
Not as well as in the open. I have seen pines planted mixed in with standing hardwoods, and they grew, but very slowly.
Jan 14, 2021 #3 Kirk Well-Known Member Joined Aug 7, 2001 Messages 13,784 Location Charleston, TN USA Thanks for the answer BSK.
Jan 14, 2021 #4 M MickThompson Well-Known Member Joined Aug 9, 2006 Messages 5,169 Location Cookeville, Tennessee Mature hardwood timber usually allows less than 10% sunlight in through the gaps. So nope, you would be better to create some small gaps if you are going to plant trees.
Mature hardwood timber usually allows less than 10% sunlight in through the gaps. So nope, you would be better to create some small gaps if you are going to plant trees.