Like your channel. I have a mature hardwood forest in central mn. When you select cut to open up canopy, can you cut up logs for firewood and leave the tops lay? Also can you get good hardwood regeneration with all the leaf litter? Thanks
You can skid out some of the logs for firewood. In this case the landowner plans to take some out. There is a benefit to having logs on the ground if you're going for bedding or just a little more security in a transition area. But I'm not opposed to taking some out for firewood. Leaf litter doesn't matter much regarding regen, it's more about how much sunlight you let in.
More chainsaw work, always a good thing!
Definitely! The best habitat tool there is
Great tips on releasing canopy.Thanks
Thanks for the kind words, thanks for watching!
All that firewood 😢🤣🤣
Great job, keep it up 👍🏻
Haha indeed. The landowner does plan to skid out some of the logs for firewood. Healthier trees and fuel for fires, win win!
Do you leave the stumps for sprouts/browse or do you come back and treat the stumps? Thanks
Like your channel. I have a mature hardwood forest in central mn. When you select cut to open up canopy, can you cut up logs for firewood and leave the tops lay? Also can you get good hardwood regeneration with all the leaf litter? Thanks
You can skid out some of the logs for firewood. In this case the landowner plans to take some out. There is a benefit to having logs on the ground if you're going for bedding or just a little more security in a transition area. But I'm not opposed to taking some out for firewood. Leaf litter doesn't matter much regarding regen, it's more about how much sunlight you let in.
If you are not looking for bedding, do you ever girdle the trees?
Only if it's a tree I'm not comfortable felling
Looks like a logger should be in that woods to me.
At this point the landowner isn't interested in logging this piece. Definitely some nice straight trees though that could be harvested