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Management of Cedars... (Updated)
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<blockquote data-quote="Granddaddy" data-source="post: 5041851" data-attributes="member: 471"><p>Just think beyond the immediate benefit of removing the cedars (cutting or burning). Yes it will yield native plants, grasses etc which have almost immediate browse benefit but after 3-5yrs you will have to deal with succession plants, usually low-benefit woody plants which will provide thick cover for several more years but after that you'll be right back where you are now. Maintaining cutovers in native grasses is generally more difficult than establishing & maintaining perennial food plots IMO. Just pointing that out, not necessarily suggesting food plots. Given you have mature hardwood, I'd suggest you need the cover more than food. I'd suggest removing the cedars but then planting pines that would give you about 10 yrs of beneficial bedding cover if you don't release the pines with chemicals during that period. You can also plant edges of the cutover with bushes &/or fruit trees that have food value. If you have other areas that could also be cut (5-10 yrs later) you can begin to have a system of cover & succession areas without a lot of annual work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Granddaddy, post: 5041851, member: 471"] Just think beyond the immediate benefit of removing the cedars (cutting or burning). Yes it will yield native plants, grasses etc which have almost immediate browse benefit but after 3-5yrs you will have to deal with succession plants, usually low-benefit woody plants which will provide thick cover for several more years but after that you'll be right back where you are now. Maintaining cutovers in native grasses is generally more difficult than establishing & maintaining perennial food plots IMO. Just pointing that out, not necessarily suggesting food plots. Given you have mature hardwood, I'd suggest you need the cover more than food. I'd suggest removing the cedars but then planting pines that would give you about 10 yrs of beneficial bedding cover if you don't release the pines with chemicals during that period. You can also plant edges of the cutover with bushes &/or fruit trees that have food value. If you have other areas that could also be cut (5-10 yrs later) you can begin to have a system of cover & succession areas without a lot of annual work. [/QUOTE]
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