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<blockquote data-quote="treefarmer" data-source="post: 4724478" data-attributes="member: 10041"><p>I agree with Boll Weevil - get forest advice from someone with a Forestry degree and let them know your objectives - wildlife or timber, etc. I spent an hour with a State Forester (Area Forester) when we bought our property 25 years ago and it was the best hour I ever spent. After that I received a paper company management plan and joined the Tree Farm program (free). Our Tree Farm is a well managed beautiful forest because of what I learned but the properties around me are a mess (oaks are mostly gone) because they had no plan of how to harvest or what to do after they harvested. Forestry seems simple but it isn't intuitive - big trees aren't always the oldest, clear-cuts are a beautiful thing if you are a critter or oak tree, if you cut only the oaks they are gone unless you cut enough forest to allow lots of sunlight to come in, diameter-limit cuts or select-cuts don't usually turn out well, etc.</p><p></p><p>Consider joining the County Forestry Association nearest you. I joined the West Highland Rim Forestry Association many years ago ($10). They have an annual meeting (tonight) in Dickson and they have a Phd Forester talking about Managing Quality White Oak. </p><p></p><p>Tree seedlings are $70 - $80 per hundred from the State Nursery delivered free to your county. I have never heard of having to hire a professional to have them planted and would be surprised if that was the case. If you have enough area to plant the Area Forester can get you free seedlings donated by a couple different companies but they may require hickory or pine to be planted. I've planted about 2,000 of 5 different nursery purchased trees over the years. I had one Shortleaf pine failure and they sent a forester to investigate and replaced the seedlings at no cost, and taught me Shortleaf needs to be planted two inches deeper for better success and the second planting was successful. If you buy trees grown North of TN they bloom late for their life and if you buy trees grown South of TN they bloom early for their life - not good either way. The State Nursery Trees are grown in Delano, TN. For more information on the State Nursery Trees see:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/agriculture/documents/forestry/AgForSeedlingcatalog.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/agric ... atalog.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>Full disclosure - I am a big fan of the Division of Forestry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="treefarmer, post: 4724478, member: 10041"] I agree with Boll Weevil - get forest advice from someone with a Forestry degree and let them know your objectives - wildlife or timber, etc. I spent an hour with a State Forester (Area Forester) when we bought our property 25 years ago and it was the best hour I ever spent. After that I received a paper company management plan and joined the Tree Farm program (free). Our Tree Farm is a well managed beautiful forest because of what I learned but the properties around me are a mess (oaks are mostly gone) because they had no plan of how to harvest or what to do after they harvested. Forestry seems simple but it isn't intuitive - big trees aren't always the oldest, clear-cuts are a beautiful thing if you are a critter or oak tree, if you cut only the oaks they are gone unless you cut enough forest to allow lots of sunlight to come in, diameter-limit cuts or select-cuts don't usually turn out well, etc. Consider joining the County Forestry Association nearest you. I joined the West Highland Rim Forestry Association many years ago ($10). They have an annual meeting (tonight) in Dickson and they have a Phd Forester talking about Managing Quality White Oak. Tree seedlings are $70 - $80 per hundred from the State Nursery delivered free to your county. I have never heard of having to hire a professional to have them planted and would be surprised if that was the case. If you have enough area to plant the Area Forester can get you free seedlings donated by a couple different companies but they may require hickory or pine to be planted. I've planted about 2,000 of 5 different nursery purchased trees over the years. I had one Shortleaf pine failure and they sent a forester to investigate and replaced the seedlings at no cost, and taught me Shortleaf needs to be planted two inches deeper for better success and the second planting was successful. If you buy trees grown North of TN they bloom late for their life and if you buy trees grown South of TN they bloom early for their life - not good either way. The State Nursery Trees are grown in Delano, TN. For more information on the State Nursery Trees see: [url=https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/agriculture/documents/forestry/AgForSeedlingcatalog.pdf]https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/agric ... atalog.pdf[/url] Full disclosure - I am a big fan of the Division of Forestry. [/QUOTE]
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