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<blockquote data-quote="Boll Weevil" data-source="post: 5272160" data-attributes="member: 10006"><p>Take a look at a mature stand of natural old growth hardwood...even pine. Sometimes a little more/less but keep in mind there may only be 50-70 trees per acre at maturity when there may have been 1000 stems at regeneration. Sunlight, water, nutrients, disease, position in the stand, and competition all play a factor in which trees survive. In some ways, TSI focused on timber production seeks to foster or even accelerate this process by giving the very best stems a shot at thriving.</p><p></p><p>Here's a pic of a natural hardwood stand on the left, pine on the right. In the summer both are closed canopy and you can see how few trees there are remaining. Walk each of your blocks and pick the keepers with good form and spacing: oak, poplar, cherry, walnut, even the occasional gum or maple that'll make a good log one day. Cedar, elm, ironwood, sourwood, beech, privet, osage orange, trees with poor form, low forks, or cankers get torched.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]125140[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boll Weevil, post: 5272160, member: 10006"] Take a look at a mature stand of natural old growth hardwood...even pine. Sometimes a little more/less but keep in mind there may only be 50-70 trees per acre at maturity when there may have been 1000 stems at regeneration. Sunlight, water, nutrients, disease, position in the stand, and competition all play a factor in which trees survive. In some ways, TSI focused on timber production seeks to foster or even accelerate this process by giving the very best stems a shot at thriving. Here's a pic of a natural hardwood stand on the left, pine on the right. In the summer both are closed canopy and you can see how few trees there are remaining. Walk each of your blocks and pick the keepers with good form and spacing: oak, poplar, cherry, walnut, even the occasional gum or maple that'll make a good log one day. Cedar, elm, ironwood, sourwood, beech, privet, osage orange, trees with poor form, low forks, or cankers get torched. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1641575969321.png"]125140[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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