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Post by honker on Sept 4, 2017 19:23:44 GMT -6
I have marked off quite a few of the maple trees on my place for some chainsaw work this coming winter. I was planning on hinging, clearing, or girding them depending on the size. I was going to get a few of the mineral stumps going that I had posted about on a different thread as well. The main reason is they are competing with the Oak trees for crown growth in some spots and preventing any understory growth in others. I don't have any current plans for running sap lines. Anything else I should consider before I starting taking out healthy trees for the sake of habitat improvement?
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Post by Bwoods11 on Sept 4, 2017 19:46:33 GMT -6
Sugar maple??
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Post by Reagan on Sept 4, 2017 20:02:13 GMT -6
Maple is my timber money maker. How big are they?
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Post by honker on Sept 4, 2017 20:02:29 GMT -6
Good question, I should have added that description. Primarily Red Maple are the ones I had marked, there are a few sugar maples in the target areas as well. They are ranging in size from 4" to 15" diameter currently.
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Post by nhmountains on Sept 4, 2017 21:03:28 GMT -6
Honker,
Are you doing tge cutting or having a logger? You could make money on the fire wood and leave the tops for browse and cover. Deer will hit those maple stumps like candy for a couple years.
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Post by honker on Sept 4, 2017 21:25:21 GMT -6
Was planning on doing it myself because I didn't think I would have the density to interest a logger. Probably something I should look into.
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Post by batman on Sept 5, 2017 6:13:10 GMT -6
Too many variables to consider. How do they fit into your overall property plan? What is the intended use for the area? Mature maples can be a nice deer free access area.
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Post by jbird on Sept 6, 2017 10:11:28 GMT -6
If a logger is interested that is great.....if not, see if he is interested (or if you are for that matter) of cutting the logs and pulling them out and then have the logger come pick them up or you can deliver to the mill. Might as well try to make a few $ if possible. Hard maple here got me $100 a log for nice 12 footers in the 24" DBH size. Maple and timber in general, but especially hard maple can be time sensitive as to how long they can sit on the ground. The sap will settle and can ruin some of the wood from a timber perspective. The smaller ones you can hinge if so desired. I have had better luck hinging the soft maples and a bitch of a time hinging hard maple. I have more luck with hard maple just leaving a 2 or 3 foot stump and letting it stump sprout turning it into a bush on the smaller ones or just dropping it all together on the larger ones.
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Post by sd51555 on Sept 6, 2017 19:56:34 GMT -6
They make fantastic camera posts.
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