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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…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Joanne Vaughn Nov 20, 2019. 3 Replies 0 Likes
[I'm pasting from a recent email thread]Question - I'm working on a couple beech regen and mid story control projects. I have been using Garlon 4 in oil. Works good, but sometimes I want it to…Continue
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
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
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On October 11-12 of this year, 50 foresters attended graduate level training in Climate Adaptation and Forest Carbon in a new Module of the…
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Have you noticed areas with maples looking not as healthy as others? Maple decline is not due to a disease or pest but can be from various stress factors. During Stressors of Maple: Dieback and Mortality, learn about some of the causes attributed to poor maple health and canopy dieback.
We will discuss a case study of a northern hardwood landscape in the Upper Great Lakes region, where maple dieback has been associated with impacts from invasive…
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In recent years there have been a couple books that assert, at some level, that trees have attributes typically only associated with rationale sentient beings. I have read neither book, but the descriptions of those shared with me by several people didn't align with my understanding of, roughly, rocks and minerals, soil, microbes, plants, mammals, and humans...a progression towards sentience.
Two recent publications have called into question the validity of asserting that trees talk,…
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Dr. Susan Stout (USFS, retired, Research Forester Emerita) presented a ForestConnect webinar on June 21 that explained the history and utility of relative density. Dr. Stout explained relative density in the context of "stand density index", "tree-area ration" and ultimately the stand stocking charts as developed by Gingrich. All these designed to provide a metric to understand competition among trees and improve production per acre.
The link to the webinar archive is…
ContinueThis is pretty cool still checking things out and I will as soon as I have something
Started by Ben T. in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Patrik Schumann on Tuesday. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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
Started by Carl Albers in Woodlot Management Dec 31, 2023. 0 Replies 0 Likes
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
Started by Carl Albers in Woodlot Management Dec 31, 2023. 0 Replies 0 Likes
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
Started by Peter Smallidge in Woodlot Management Nov 28, 2023. 0 Replies 0 Likes
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
Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management Aug 8, 2023. 0 Replies 1 Like
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
Started by Jeff Joseph in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Jeff Joseph May 5, 2023. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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
Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management May 2, 2023. 0 Replies 0 Likes
https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/policy/042823/the-american-chestnutInteresting discussion the difference between efforts with the American Chestnut and other…Continue
Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management Apr 20, 2023. 0 Replies 0 Likes
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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