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<blockquote data-quote="PickettSFHunter" data-source="post: 2270752" data-attributes="member: 2171"><p>I would leave the oak with the best crown. Hard to know which one is actually the best producer without having watched them every Fall for quite a few years but I would take my bet on the best crown. I would also give each of them a good look over for any possible disease or pest problems before deciding.</p><p></p><p>However If I knew for sure that the 10 incher was a proportionally younger tree, then I may very well take the larger trees for more profit and allow the younger one to take up the space over the future. Im not afraid to cut some huge oaks, but I live in a very oak rich area with good oak regen, I have many oaks over 3 and even 4 feet DBH so making money on a few of those for the next land purchase can outweigh having an entire forest of large oaks for me. I think there is a fine balance, my 140 acres just isnt enough ground for me, and timber harvest where white oak veneer is valuable can help me get to a more desirable number of acres.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PickettSFHunter, post: 2270752, member: 2171"] I would leave the oak with the best crown. Hard to know which one is actually the best producer without having watched them every Fall for quite a few years but I would take my bet on the best crown. I would also give each of them a good look over for any possible disease or pest problems before deciding. However If I knew for sure that the 10 incher was a proportionally younger tree, then I may very well take the larger trees for more profit and allow the younger one to take up the space over the future. Im not afraid to cut some huge oaks, but I live in a very oak rich area with good oak regen, I have many oaks over 3 and even 4 feet DBH so making money on a few of those for the next land purchase can outweigh having an entire forest of large oaks for me. I think there is a fine balance, my 140 acres just isnt enough ground for me, and timber harvest where white oak veneer is valuable can help me get to a more desirable number of acres. [/QUOTE]
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