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Is this Dutch Elm Disease?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Stephen Kutney Jul 20, 2016. 3 Replies 0 Likes

[Submitted by Stephen Kutney]This is a picture of one of four Princeton Elms that I planted. The Princeton Elm is said to be highly resistant to Dutch Elm disease. Can anyone tell me if this id Dutch…Continue

beech cut-stump and movement to other species?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Brett Chedzoy May 25, 2016. 8 Replies 0 Likes

I received an email with the following question, and my response...below. If you have experiences with cut-stump on beech (or other species that root sucker), please share your story and…Continue

Tags: stumping, glyphosate, high, triclopyr, management

Goats in the Woods

Started Dec 10, 2015 0 Replies 0 Likes

The goats in the woods project was an effort to (1) assess the impact of goats on mature timber and (2) determine how woodland grazing might benefit goat producers.Are you a candidate (…Continue

cut stump on beech didn't work

Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark Kurtis Feb 2, 2016. 7 Replies 2 Likes

I received an email with this question and my response. Please add thoughts you might have on a solution...Question:I am currently under a forestry practice contract through EQUIP. [a forester]…Continue

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Rehabilitating Degraded Woodlands

Almost 3 million acres of forest in the Northeast is poorly stocked from some combination of exploitive harvesting, poor soils, disease, or insect infestation. An additional 7.5 million acres is one poorly executed harvest away from being of degraded condition. Exploitive harvesting, also known as selective cutting, high-grading or diameter-limit…See More

Dec 23, 2017

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Tim Levatich commented on Peter Smallidge's blog post Ecology and Management of Ferns in Northeastern Forests

"Follow-up one year later: We had great control on the ferns! I had timed my spraying to follow weeks of rain that came between our drought periods. Turns out that the rain must have restored the metabolic activity in the plants necessary for the…"

Nov 26, 2017

John McNerney commented on Peter Smallidge's blog post A perspective on black locust

"I don't know how I missed this when it was first posted. What was the result of the proposed legislation? Is Black Locust now regulated? I think it is a vastly under-rated species by many foresters. There is a reason that many old farms had a…"

Oct 12, 2017

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Controlling Thinning - Some Concepts and Methods

The title of this blog is that of the recent webinar by Dr. Ralph Nyland, presented on June 21, 2017. The webinar is archived at www.youtube.com/ForestConnect and there is a direct link below.Ralph focused his presentation on three topics. How much residual basal area (relative density) should you leave during a thinning? The short answer is 60% relative density, allowing regrowth to 80% before thinning again. An option to calculate relative…See More

Jun 21, 2017

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Micah Haverly liked Peter Smallidge's event Webinar - Deer and Invasive Plants

Apr 6, 2017

Peter Smallidge liked Aaron Wightman's discussion Initial Thoughts on 2017 Maple Season

Apr 4, 2017

Peter Smallidge replied to Greg Lessord's discussion Erratic Staining in Ash logs

"Hi Greg: Great question. There are lots of folks here with sawmill and woodlot experience. I hope they join the discussion. My guess…all the stain shows an abrupt edge on the outside of the discoloration. This would be consistent…"

Jan 20, 2017

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"Great webinar today with Dave Apsley. Oak forests. See his blog here http://u.osu.edu/seohiowoods"

Jan 18, 2017

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Sugarbush Management

Sugarbush management is an important part of the responsibility of maple producers to ensure healthy and productive trees. Like all the duties of a maple producer, learning how to manage your sugarbush will take some time, involve learning new skills, benefit with assistance from others who are more knowledgeable, and take some time to achieve mastery.…See More

Jan 5, 2017

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Peter Smallidge replied to Joanne Vaughn's discussion Nitrogen fixing bacteria for Alder trees

"Hi Joanne: Apparently the bacteria are common in soils that might normally hold alder. Also, there doesn't seem to be an effective way to inoculate the seed, though I believe that happens for other plant species. My take-away was there…"

Dec 19, 2016

Peter Smallidge replied to Joanne Vaughn's discussion Nitrogen fixing bacteria for Alder trees

"Hi Joanne: I spoke with three colleagues in the Department of Natural Resources (Fahey, Yavitt, Goebel). All were of the same opinion that there was no need to treat the seeds in any special manner before planting because in the moist soils…"

Dec 19, 2016

Peter Smallidge replied to Joanne Vaughn's discussion Nitrogen fixing bacteria for Alder trees

"Hi Joanne: Great question, but I don't know the answer. There are a couple people I can ask, more soon. Peter"

Dec 13, 2016

Dean Faklis commented on Peter Smallidge's blog post Google Earth and Web Soil Survey

"The video on how to use WSS to learn about forest productivity is very informative. It reduces the learning curve to two minutes. Enter your address and you'll have full details on your soils after a few clicks. …"

Oct 21, 2016

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"Someone needs to try this in NY, and with a few different species.…"

Oct 21, 2016

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Google Earth and Web Soil Survey

Google Earth and Web Soil SurveyGoogle Earth Pro is free software that allows the user to visualize specific locations any place on earth. Google Earth Pro (GEP) is available free to download from this web URL https://www.google.com/earth/download/gep/agree.htmlWoodland owners can obtain useful data from GEP. GEP allows the user to draw property boundaries, locate positions of trails, log landings, buildings, and more. Stand…See More

Oct 20, 2016

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Peter Smallidge commented on Peter Smallidge's blog post Ecology and Management of Ferns in Northeastern Forests

"Hi Tim: Time will tell. Maybe they won't refoliate in the spring, or perhaps at least be a bit weaker and more sensitive next year. Keep us posted on how what happens. thanks, Peter"

Oct 2, 2016

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Rehabilitating Degraded Woodlands

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Controlling Thinning - Some Concepts and Methods

Posted on June 21, 2017 at 9:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

The title of this blog is that of the recent webinar by Dr. Ralph Nyland, presented on June 21, 2017. The webinar is archived at www.youtube.com/ForestConnect and there is a direct link below.

Ralph focused his presentation on three topics.

How much residual basal area (relative density) should you leave during a thinning? The short answer is 60% relative density, allowing regrowth to 80% before thinning again.…

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