southsoundtree
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Olympia, WA
Today....
- Thread starter Mark Chisholm
- Start date
Matias
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Butte County
Seeing a climber for scale is helpful. Thats a bigger tree than I would have thought.
southsoundtree
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Olympia, WA
That's for sure!
I'm a little jealous, would love to climb that kind of tree once in a while. Straight up and down doug firs get a little boring...
Don’t be fooled. That’s just a well placed G.I. Joe action figure in an Amelanchier.
I’d guess the limb I’m standing on was around 50-60’ long. Dbh was around 45”
Really lovely photo Neil. I nominate this for the 2025 WesSpur calendar..
chiselbit
Been here a while
There’s been a lot of suspicious silence regarding the young lass who wanted to know if you were single,, c’mon Scott, let’s hear it. How was the first date? Is she a keeper?
AdkEric
Branched out member
- Location
- Adirondacks
Another eastern white pine removal.. I probably spend more time in these than any other tree. Most are no cleanup at least. Customer was cool with the collateral damage into the woods.
Look close and you'll see me
Look close and you'll see me
Lol, my 'happily single' reply worked as intended and I've had no further communication
Good one! White Pines are still a tree I love, but no way when they’re included like that at the base or elsewhere above former weevil damage. Smash downs are cool, too, but I sometimes still have a tough time with that feeling and I find myself trying to minimize damage at my own expense even if the client doesnt care. Happy to damage ALL grass though!
AdkEric
Branched out member
- Location
- Adirondacks
I generally feel the same way, but in this case it was smashing into an over abundance of beech saplings, in an area that had previously been logged. Good tree for wildlife, shit for timber value, which is a long term goal here.
Beech in the Adirondack Park? No way! Haha. I’ve seen it with my own eyes. Smash those things!!!
In the area I cruised, Beech dominated the 2 worst age classes…regen and middle age. Abundant in the overstory as well but almost all of that was in advanced decline.
Some nice variety of species existed in the overstory, but nothing abundant or structurally heathy. Mostly legacy stuff to serve as seed stock since everything else was high-graded.
Those Beech leaves on the duff layer don’t really allow anything with a fine, light seed germinate. Rough state of affairs…
Some nice variety of species existed in the overstory, but nothing abundant or structurally heathy. Mostly legacy stuff to serve as seed stock since everything else was high-graded.
Those Beech leaves on the duff layer don’t really allow anything with a fine, light seed germinate. Rough state of affairs…
AdkEric
Branched out member
- Location
- Adirondacks
They are dominating the understory, in the areas I frequent (southern/central adks) and similar elsewhere from what I've gathered. Rough state of affairs indeed. Not sure what the management strategy is, if there is one. I have a contact who is a NYS DEC forester in my area. I'll remember to pick his brain next time I see him.
I met with a landowner, their caretaker, and a couple reps from NRCS. The senior rep “hinted” that perhaps some changes might have to be made with the allowances of the cut window, as Winter cuts will not really suppress the Beech. Summer cuts are better, but the disturbance during that period can be detrimental to wildlife.
I understand the need for conservation, but blanket rules can have us standing on our own toes at times. The right operator with the right tools doing the right implementation can work in the long run.
Serf Life
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Maine Island
Read an article in silviculture class about leaving a few overstory beech instead of a complete patch cut to minimize re-sprout. Done in summer or fall iirc. I think the common prescription was hypohatchet
I’m all about IGSW…Irregular Group Shelter Wood. Based on old German practices but renamed. Bob Seymour is the guru on that front.
