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<blockquote data-quote="treefarmer" data-source="post: 4133315" data-attributes="member: 10041"><p>Diameter limit cut is where every tree above a certain diameter (usually 16") is cut. This is probably the most common form of timber harvest in Tennessee. Many people think the big trees are the old trees so if you cut only the large ones you think you can have a harvest and 10 or 20 years later you can do a diameter limit cut again because the mid sized trees will have grown to the large size. There are several problems with this. First, frequently all trees in the forest are the same age so if you cut the biggest trees you are leaving behind stunted trees that lost the height war in the forest and they don't resume growing rapidly after the bigger trees are cut. I cut a 75 year old 10" tree on my property and there are 18" trees of the same age nearby. Secondly, In my Humphreys County forest the big trees are White, Red and Chestnut oak and Poplar trees. The understory trees are elm, maple, hickory, sweetgum, sourwood, etc so they will be the next forest. Third, if you only cut a few trees per acre oaks will struggle to come up from seedlings because they require full sun to thrive and a thinning won't generate full sun so the shade tolerant trees will take over - the elm, maple, hickory, sweetgum, sourwood, etc. We recently sold timber and we divided it up into four 10 acre areas instead of one 40 acre parcel and are having it clearcut. Some perform a select cut but you need a knowledgeable person to do the selecting for you otherwise the oaks and poplar may be the only ones selected because they are the money trees. If you are interested in learning more there are several ways - Attend free Healthy Hardwood field days in the spring (contact ag. extension), join the free Tree Farm program (contact Tennessee Forestry Ass'n. in Nashville), join the closest County Forestry Association ( ag. extension or Tenn. Forestry Ass'n.) or ask for a free visit from your TN Div. of Forestry Area Forester. In the last 25 years I've learned that forestry isn't intuitive and there is a lot to learn. There is a lot you can do to improve your forest if you can learn a little about forestry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="treefarmer, post: 4133315, member: 10041"] Diameter limit cut is where every tree above a certain diameter (usually 16") is cut. This is probably the most common form of timber harvest in Tennessee. Many people think the big trees are the old trees so if you cut only the large ones you think you can have a harvest and 10 or 20 years later you can do a diameter limit cut again because the mid sized trees will have grown to the large size. There are several problems with this. First, frequently all trees in the forest are the same age so if you cut the biggest trees you are leaving behind stunted trees that lost the height war in the forest and they don't resume growing rapidly after the bigger trees are cut. I cut a 75 year old 10" tree on my property and there are 18" trees of the same age nearby. Secondly, In my Humphreys County forest the big trees are White, Red and Chestnut oak and Poplar trees. The understory trees are elm, maple, hickory, sweetgum, sourwood, etc so they will be the next forest. Third, if you only cut a few trees per acre oaks will struggle to come up from seedlings because they require full sun to thrive and a thinning won't generate full sun so the shade tolerant trees will take over - the elm, maple, hickory, sweetgum, sourwood, etc. We recently sold timber and we divided it up into four 10 acre areas instead of one 40 acre parcel and are having it clearcut. Some perform a select cut but you need a knowledgeable person to do the selecting for you otherwise the oaks and poplar may be the only ones selected because they are the money trees. If you are interested in learning more there are several ways - Attend free Healthy Hardwood field days in the spring (contact ag. extension), join the free Tree Farm program (contact Tennessee Forestry Ass'n. in Nashville), join the closest County Forestry Association ( ag. extension or Tenn. Forestry Ass'n.) or ask for a free visit from your TN Div. of Forestry Area Forester. In the last 25 years I've learned that forestry isn't intuitive and there is a lot to learn. There is a lot you can do to improve your forest if you can learn a little about forestry. [/QUOTE]
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