"As of September 2023 the regeneration is predominantly sugar maple with quite a bit of red oak, and some striped maple. In a few years I will at minimum release the best young sugar maples or red oaks in the spots that need replacement trees."

"Looks good. I have similar conditions on parts of my property. Can you write an update about the response?  Where I've done similar treatment, the trees I left are vigorous and looking great, but any new growth from cut stumps gets mowed…"

"No, I never use herbicide.  Brush sawing is very fast and it is easy to come through after several years and knock back the striped maple again so that the desired saplings lock in their dominance.  "

"Over the past 40 years I have released many acres of red oak, sugar maple, and white ash seedlings and saplings from overtopping striped maple by simply going through a zipping them off close to the ground with a good sharp, motorized brush…"

"I have had good luck with MotionX-GPS on my iPhone.  You can walk or drive your trails to create a track then export to Google Earth."

"As described in one other reply, Maxi blades work great!  I just finished 25 acres of cutting saplings ranging in diameter from less than an inch to 6 inches.  The Maxi blade will cut up to a 2-3 inch sapling with one smooth swipe. A…"