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"Hi Tony Cut stump treatment to the small stems should kill them.  It might however k…"

Peter Smallidge replied Mar 20, 2015 to Black Locust Control in a Raspberry Patch

3 Mar 20, 2015
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"Hi John: If you could share information on the source with this site, that would be…"

Peter Smallidge replied Jan 27, 2014 to snatch block

10 May 22, 2014
Reply by John McNerney

"Hi Jim: Kevin has it right.  A cohort is going to have high similarity of trees of t…"

Peter Smallidge replied Jan 16, 2014 to terminology

5 Jan 28, 2014
Reply by Jim Martin

"Hi Joe: I'm glad you liked the GOL training...I agree it is a fabulous course.  A co…"

Peter Smallidge replied May 14, 2013 to Chainsaw mentor

1 May 14, 2013
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"Hi Jim: I bought a heavy and rather expensive (a few hundred $$) a few years ago, an…"

Peter Smallidge replied May 6, 2013 to snatch block

10 May 22, 2014
Reply by John McNerney

"Hi Bill: First, 8 days may not be enough time to observe a response.  I'm not sure,…"

Peter Smallidge replied May 6, 2013 to garlic mustard

3 May 16, 2013
Reply by Kevin Mathers

"Lichens are a symbiotic result of merging (not quite the right word) a fungus and al…"

Peter Smallidge replied May 1, 2013 to Is Tree Lichen a Problem?

3 May 7, 2013
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"Hi James: As you're implied and presumably realize, the site doesn't seem to have mu…"

Peter Smallidge replied Nov 30, 2012 to clearcut

2 Dec 10, 2012
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"Hi Lewis: I haven't checked with the NYS label website (here), but as you may know a…"

Peter Smallidge replied Nov 19, 2012 to Glyphosate concentrate for beech

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"Hi Dan: I agree with Chris on the value of glyphosate as the herbicide that most rea…"

Peter Smallidge replied Nov 11, 2012 to Glyphosate concentrate for beech

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Replanting after timber harvest with climate change in mind

Started by Ben T. in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Patrik Schumann yesterday. 1 Reply

Hi Everyone,I’ve been wondering what tree species are going to thrive over the next 50+ years as the climate warms in New York and I’m curious if folks are enhancing plantings of particular tree species for future commercial harvest with warmer and…Continue

Rust Colored Hemlock Bark

Started by Carl Albers in Woodlot Management Dec 31, 2023. 0 Replies

Picture of a hemlock with rust colored bark.  When I cut a nearby tree, also with rust colored bark, it was infested with HWA.  Attached picture shows a Logrite ATV arch in use.Continue

Rust Colored Hemlock Bark

Started by Carl Albers in Woodlot Management Dec 31, 2023. 0 Replies

The hemlocks in my woodlots have been infested with hemlock wooley adelgid (HWA) for at least three years now.  Lately I've noticed some of them having a rust colored bark and I wonder if this is normal and that I just didn't notice it previously? …Continue

How to control mature white pine and hemlock to allow enrichment planting of hardwoods

Started by Peter Smallidge in Woodlot Management Nov 28, 2023. 0 Replies

I had a question about control of mature white pine and hemlock to improve sunlight for enrichment planting of hardwoods.  Following is my response, but I would like to know if anyone else has any experiences to share with control of these to…Continue

Story in Northern Woodlands Magazine on Deer Impacts

Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management Aug 8, 2023. 0 Replies

This Spring we had an opportunity to speak with writer John Litvaitis about the big picture of deer impacts on the hardwood forests of the Northeast.  I posted the original story from the summer edition of Northern Woodlands to the…Continue

Ash blonding effect on lumber quality

Started by Jeff Joseph in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Jeff Joseph May 5, 2023. 2 Replies

Question: In Peter Smallidge's most recent "Ask a Professional" column for NYFOA's Forest Owner magazine he stated that some log buyers will reject ash that shows outward signs of "blonding" on the bark. Is this because the wood will change…Continue

The American Chestnut: A New Frontier in Gene Editing

Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management May 2, 2023. 0 Replies

https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/policy/042823/the-american-chestnutInteresting discussion the difference between efforts with the American Chestnut and other…Continue

Growing Black Locust for Pleasure and Profit

Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management Apr 20, 2023. 0 Replies

In early March I was invited to present on the opportunities for growing black locust as a timber cash crop at the Rural Landowner Conference in Allegany County.  Ryan Trapani from the Catskill Forest Owners Association asked afterwards if I would…Continue

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