This page shows the progression from thick, stagnating unthinned pine plantation to an open, well- managed
stand with its first prescribed burn.
If you have a pine stand that is ready to thin, more stress cannot be given to the proper care and management
of the thinning process. Marking of trees and access rows can make the difference between a pine stand
that is vigorous, healthy and ready to harvest again in five years or a pine stand that can actually lose
health and vigor because of a bad thinning job. A poorly thinned pine stand can take years to "catch up" if
the thinning is done improperly.
For very low cost, Chesnut Forestry can do all the marking and marketing of your pine stand,
GUARANTEEING you not only a resulting pine stand that will grow fast and true, but also netting you the
most value for the thinned timber.
stand with its first prescribed burn.
If you have a pine stand that is ready to thin, more stress cannot be given to the proper care and management
of the thinning process. Marking of trees and access rows can make the difference between a pine stand
that is vigorous, healthy and ready to harvest again in five years or a pine stand that can actually lose
health and vigor because of a bad thinning job. A poorly thinned pine stand can take years to "catch up" if
the thinning is done improperly.
For very low cost, Chesnut Forestry can do all the marking and marketing of your pine stand,
GUARANTEEING you not only a resulting pine stand that will grow fast and true, but also netting you the
most value for the thinned timber.
| Pine Plantation, Cherokee County Alabama. |
| Picture to left and videos to right show the thinning process. Every fifth row was removed for access and all unmarked trees were harvested..(spring) The top video shows the cutting of an access row. The second video shows how the access row makes harvesting the remaining trees much easier. The last video shows how the access row makes removing (skidding) the trees effortless. |
| Picture 8: Shows the plantation after the burn. Current BA is 70-100 (we left it a little dense on purpose) and there is roughly 175-225 trees per acre. |
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| Picture 1: Plantation was running well over 400 stems per acre and had a BA of 150-200 sq ft per acre. (winter) |
| Pine Plantation Management (may take a few moments to load) |
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| Picture 2: Photo taken after plantation was marked for thinning. (spring) Yellow paint = takeout/access rows, Orange paint = leave trees (trees to NOT cut). |
| Picture 6: Shows the plantation three months after thinning. The most striking difference is the amount of sunlight hitting the forest floor that removing nearly 1/2 the canopy caused. (autumn) |
| Picture 7: Shows the plantation the following early spring as the prescribed burn was approaching. |