I think that’s pretty forward-thinking of the landowner who wanted to leave all the Ash trees standing, and can appreciate his approach. As far as the blowdown trees go, I have a hard time seeing all those black cherry trunks left to rot. There’s quite a bit of good lumber there for people with a small sawmill, there’s years of firewood and smoker wood there too.
@petercollin5670
2 жыл бұрын
The landowner got a local horse logger to draw out the easier-to-grab ones. He made pennies on the dollar.
@LgosseuxDbois-TheWoodpecker
4 жыл бұрын
That was a lot of nice wood.. Way nice than on my land that we walk together.
@Wordsnwood
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting story.... I have long hoped to see some restoration of American chestnut in my life... Hadn't thought yet about Ash.
@rogercarroll1663
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@joeduca8582
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool Peter, but also sad. I have about 26 acres where I live now. It's not all woods and a creek more or less splits it on a diagonal. That looks like the major ice storm we had years ago, power out for more than a week, constant drone of the generator, no one using the traffic lights as 4 way stops. At night it sounded like the bombing of Baghdad. Also the wind shear and thunder storm with an eerie green light and freight train sound that cut a swath of trees from west to east for two miles along the secondary road. Also the downed trees from the beaver on the wooded half of the property that I hunted, which was a trade off for the beautiful pond they left for the best duck hunting I've ever had. ( Lots of woodies and mallards for flies :o) The neighboring property had some logging done years ago. So I know what certain logging practices can do. Another spot I hunted in southern NY left tons of slash - if that's the term, and partially cut trees. Why do they do that? You have an interesting job Peter. Thanks again.
@petercollin5670
2 жыл бұрын
The slash left behind may be the treetops, which get left behind on most logging jobs in this area. The firewood in the tops are worth a decimal of what the sawlogs are worth, so it doesn't pay for most crews to utilize them. There is little risk of forest fires in the northeast, so you harm nothing by leaving them, in fact they help give some nutrients back to the soil, and cover for game animals. Not sure what you mean by "partially cut trees", but they may be culls, which are trees that have no commercial value, and never will, so they are girdled or dropped to make way for a more valuable tree to grow. This is done in woods where the main goal is to produce sawtimber.
@joeduca8582
2 жыл бұрын
@@petercollin5670 OK, I never thought of it on a large scale, I do the same with downed branches and brush on the property as cover for the animals, I imagine they browse on it too. The partially cut trees must have been girdled. Thanks for the reply.
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