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Post by benmnwi on Mar 6, 2024 15:34:58 GMT -6
I have a few thousand red pines that I planted for a visual screen in 2007 and 2008. I think about trimming the lower branches off some of them to improve the future timber value, but thinking about it and actually doing it are two different things.
Do you know approximately how much you make per tree for those 60 year old trees?
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Post by nhmountains on Mar 6, 2024 15:52:17 GMT -6
Art, do deer use that area?? Seems like if it was thinned a little and some native grasses in there it would be good for them?
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Post by nhmountains on Mar 6, 2024 15:54:38 GMT -6
I have a few thousand red pines that I planted for a visual screen in 2007 and 2008. I think about trimming the lower branches off some of them to improve the future timber value, but thinking about it and actually doing it are two different things. Do you know approximately how much you make per tree for those 60 year old trees? Why did you plant red pine over white pine? The white pine here run 4-6 times the price of red pine. Do deer leave red pine alone?
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Post by benmnwi on Mar 6, 2024 16:24:01 GMT -6
I have a few thousand red pines that I planted for a visual screen in 2007 and 2008. I think about trimming the lower branches off some of them to improve the future timber value, but thinking about it and actually doing it are two different things. Do you know approximately how much you make per tree for those 60 year old trees? Why did you plant red pine over white pine? The white pine here run 4-6 times the price of red pine. Do deer leave red pine alone? I planted a mix of hybrid poplar, cottonwood, red pine, white pine and white spruce for the visual screen since I wasn't sure what species would grow best there. The red pines and white spruce are doing great, but the white pines are pretty ugly looking since the terminal leader dies and makes the tree develop a fork. The deer eat both the red and white pines, but they leave the white spruce alone.
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 6, 2024 18:38:21 GMT -6
I have a few thousand red pines that I planted for a visual screen in 2007 and 2008. I think about trimming the lower branches off some of them to improve the future timber value, but thinking about it and actually doing it are two different things. Do you know approximately how much you make per tree for those 60 year old trees? Not really. I just get a check.
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 6, 2024 18:40:21 GMT -6
Art, do deer use that area?? Seems like if it was thinned a little and some native grasses in there it would be good for them? I see a few beds on the back side that is over a small hill from the state Highway. There is not a lot of use. There is more use in the 35 acre block as it is thicker.
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 7, 2024 4:31:14 GMT -6
I have a few thousand red pines that I planted for a visual screen in 2007 and 2008. I think about trimming the lower branches off some of them to improve the future timber value, but thinking about it and actually doing it are two different things. Do you know approximately how much you make per tree for those 60 year old trees? Not really. I just get a check. Usually a section of popple is harvested each time the plantation is thinned. My receipt indicates cords of each species. Pines were sorted by cords of each category. I struggle to remember the different terms . One term was bolts. I trust the consulting forester to monitor it.
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Post by nhmountains on Mar 7, 2024 5:40:35 GMT -6
I met with the State DNR forester today. She was very knowledgeable. She asked what I wanted to accomplish. As we were walking she explained the species and why they were growing in certain areas of our land. Her recommendations was to clear cut one area and let it regen with aspen. The other area that is predominately hardwoods would be a very selective cut, cutting the ash and a few other unwanted trees out. The next step is to get a private forester. Any updates Tom?
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Post by terrifictom on Mar 7, 2024 12:42:05 GMT -6
I met with the State DNR forester today. She was very knowledgeable. She asked what I wanted to accomplish. As we were walking she explained the species and why they were growing in certain areas of our land. Her recommendations was to clear cut one area and let it regen with aspen. The other area that is predominately hardwoods would be a very selective cut, cutting the ash and a few other unwanted trees out. The next step is to get a private forester. Any updates Tom? Yes, I contacted a neighbor who had his pines thinned this past year, who he used for a forester. He gave me his name and said my next door neighbor was going to have a timber harvest within the year by same forester. Gave the forester a call and talked to him. He said that he would walk my woods when he was in area and let me know. He also said that it would work well with the neighbor getting his cut if they can get them done at same time.
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