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I came here because I've been observing a serotinous species pinus attenuata, and the cones do open via solar exposure. The tree also propagates due to winter storm breakage. I'm shocked to read in many studies that the ONLY method of propagation is fire, which disregards other methods. Interesting video! I'm also from northern Maine!

Well done. Good content. Well explained. I was looking at the surrounding woods in the background as I listened to you, and i was thinking, “that looks a lot like our woods here in Maine.” Then you said you live in Maine! Proud of you; you represent us well. Keep it up.

350 bucks a cord.

You should do one on third party certification!!

Why can't I get anyone to take down the huge oak trees I have at they back of my property then . I have 8 huge ones . All in great shape but I hate the acorns that fall off them . I can only guess they have been here for a long time because this was all uncleared land and I have been here 20 years

A big/strong man will usually have big/strong children but a small/weak man will usually have small/weak children. If you let someone harvest your big/strong trees and only leave you small/weak trees then you will forever be limited to a forest of small/weak trees.

Interesting video, but completely useless with this units

There is another downside. My largest trees are too heavy for my machines to move efficiently, so there is a lot of extra labour and machine time to deal with them. Profitability is worse than for optimal sized smaller trees.

Thank you for this very interesting and informative video. I really appreciate it. I'm a recently graduated forestry technician. Kind regards from Iceland 💜💛💜💜

good format. im impressed by your knowledge of both calculus and forestry. i think some other factors to consider are the risk of emerald ash borers and gypsy moths, wildfire, beavers, syrup tapping, and of course windstorms

thats juggling with numbers. Any rigidly applied method is unsuitable. One has to look at every situation individually. in general, there a so many more factors to be considered. A forest is a complex organism.

always enjoy your seemingly-counter-intuitive perspective on things!

there is a lot

about coppicing borders ? (from france)

remove everyone one taller than 6 ft for 2 or 3 generations in a village and see how many people grow to 6 ft 6, you have in generations 4 and 5..... it is the same with trees, size does not equal age. take everything in 10-30 acre block suppress brush and plant a superior improved genetic seedling, and you will be in much better shape :), also i find it hilarious you call 12" wood large timber.... at 15-21 inches you get a grade change and anything north of 18 is large saw timber. as for a 30" log with crook or bow if you call that pulp wood you need a better sawmill. but you are right culling is key to increasing the ceiling of your Langmuir curve

A 30-in tree that’s super crooked isn’t pulp wood if Home Depot has anything to say about it.

I've cut and sold thousands of trees and what you didn't mention is the quality of the tree with reference to whether the trees are clear of side limbs for at least 2 or 3 12-16 foot lengths. The higher value hardwoods like red oak, black walnut. black cherry or even clear tulip poplar sell for twice or more what framing lumber with knots does. Rarely does a 16" or less diameter sell for anything more than bottom price. Those high priced equipment logging companies won't show up unless there's lots of acres to cut. Don't forget to work out a deal about what to do with all the waste brush and limbs. There is a market for firewood for the smaller pieces though it won't be worth it if your handling the wood 3-4 times. Most sawmills used to have their own logging trucks with cherry picker booms to pick up logs piled up by the road. Unless you're going to cut, skid and pile up your logs on say a 2-10 acre forest yourself its hardly worth it except maybe to selectively cut only the big 20" diameter high value hardwood.

Such a great video. As an up and coming forester I always love learning from you. Thanks for all the great content - keep it up!!

One should also consider mother trees. Your best trees can spawn many generations while acting as an interest-bearing savings account. Thumbs up.

On my land we harvested entirely our smallest trees to build our cabin with. Mainly because my wife and I cant physically move and build with trees over a foot ir two in diameter lol

Just got myself a Silva Ranger. Have the Canmnega on my wishlist, but with _that_ price tag it's going to stay on the wishlist for a while yet.

When you can it would be helpful to see an example

It's 14F, so I'm stuck inside too! I greatly appreciate this video in particular because it answered a lot of questions I was struggling to learn how to ask. I had gut feeling that there was a more sophisticated way to decide which trees to take but the tiers really clarified it. Thank You. Coming from machine maintenance these are the types of analysis that make sense to me - ROI, categorization, and lifetime considerations. Your application of these principles is a very fresh and welcome interpretation of forestry management. Looking forward to each and every layer of your shared journey "back" to small scale management!

I alway believe Trees are ruling the world They are dominate than humnans thy control what happening in the world

High grading sets you back generations 🌲

Very clear explanation. This format works well for conveying concepts of sivliculture. We're trying to balance selection (harvesting for timber stand improvement) for form and species with maintaining/improving conditions (e.g. canopy) for promoting next generation growth, so this video was helpful. Thanks.

Like the way you did this video. Totally get it. Here in my area of the west coast we have a different take on thinning/ selective cutting. For the most part we have always taken the smallest and those of poorest form. Makes for expensive logging but pays huge dividends in the end. We also almost always do a clearcut to harvest the large trees. It’s nice to not have to deal with the all the small stuff and makes for cheap harvest when the landowner is getting the most. There again fun to see the difference between east coast and west coast. You really need to come out and see the difference’s for yourself.

Down here in Alabama I see these massive Hardwood trees that have relatively straight limbs that can be 8-10 inches in diameter and relatively straight. Are limbs used for boards or firewood. And the Loblolly Pines reach 60-80 feet and the Base of the tree can be 3’-4’ Radius. But the Mills will not take any tree over 16” radius. Is handling the main reason?

I’ll take snow over scorpions, and I have experience with both.

Nice.

I enjoyed the format. Filming outside is nice, but not a must.

Good stuff! Thanks!

Interesting perspective. I knew about high grading but never thought about it in terms of the financials. Something else to consider with high grading is in my situation it let a bunch of invasives thrive dramatically changing the dynamics of the forest. Now there's a proliferation of undesirable species. My DNR forester said to manage a forest from the ground up. Meaning, deal with the invasives before harvest to avoid what I now have is a management crisis.

Excellent video content! I love listening and learning from your expertise.

Very interesting, getting me motivated to learn more about my woods.

Excellent information. This is why people should hire a legit forester to mark their trees for harvest and not blindly trust a logging company. The forester works for you to achieve your goals for your woods. The logging company is there to make the maximum money from your harvest.

I checked on an Increment Borer. Those are quite pricey But I’ll be getting one next year.

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What exactly do you do with all the cut lumber. Where is your market

Excellent content. I appreciate your thoughtful presentation with the visual aids.

I like these types of videos. One request would be to label the axes of your graphs so that we don't have to rewind if we forget what you said they were.

good stuff

Great video, I like the format! Was actually going to comment that the background looked nice. The lifetime membership is on my wishlist, I'll get it soon enough! :)

Thanks for all the great videos! Personally, I am watching all of these videos because I am looking to run a timber plantation silvopasture system. I am planning on planting from scratch for the most part, but also thinking about forest land which I can convert over to my system. I just mention this because, maybe, it could help with some ideas for future videos on your channel!

Kick backs could get you hand probably.

Most "protective" chain saw gloves are class 0 and that will not protect you if the saw is working at full chain speed under power.

Cool.

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What’s the best way to eliminate volunteer pines on a small parcel? I was told to just cut them and let them lay where cut.

I would also like to see how are you attached your chain or preferably cable to your tractor. I have a 20 horse tractor with the basic three point attachment. Would love to have a quick connect but that’s a different story. I’m not sure what the best way is in my situation to connect to the tractor. Any help would be appreciated.