Thinning The Trees on My Forest Land

Thinning The Trees on My Forest Land - Forest Management

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Жыл бұрын

I thin out a thick clump of Madrone trees on my homestead property. An important tool in forest management is to thin out overcrowded trees. When trees are given the right spacing, it can help them to be more healthy and grow faster.
Madrone trees are unique to the west coast. Thinning these Madrones will help them grow faster and have better form. It will also provide better wildlife habitat. Madrone berries are a source of food for many animals.
Madrone will sprout back quickly from the stump when they are cut off. These sprouts will grow back thick and compete with each other. When they are thinned out to a single stem, that stem can grow into a better tree than a whole clump would. I believe in the UK, this is called coppice.
The next time, these trees are thinned, I might be able to get some firewood out of them. madrone makes one of the best firewood‘s there is. It is relatively easy to split for a hardwood. It burns long and hot and with little ash.

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@PaulHodgson-gm6lg Ай бұрын

Great work, you're an example of why we need big timber companies off of the land.

@abrogard 10 сағат бұрын

Yep. Good content. Forest management. The whole gamut. Show us your finance books even if you like.

@finnkelcher5558 3 ай бұрын

Yes I like your thinning and forest management videos the most. I enjoy your aproach to foresting.

@marktullis1175 3 ай бұрын

Thoughtful forester😊

@outsidewithstevep Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos and sense of humour...

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen. I’m glad you are enjoying.

@yonmusak 4 ай бұрын

Greetings from the UK. You said it right! Coppicing stands exist in the UK which have been under constant management for years, with some stools (stumps) ageing well into the centuries. From making horticultural rods, baskets, hurdles etc., to charcoal, a relatively small acreage gives someone the option to make a constant cottage industry living whilst being fully occupied in the woods. They're an amazing resource, and can be managed under a main crop of oak etc.

@thekiltedsawyer Жыл бұрын

Stewart of the forest, very good job it takes care of you, you take care of it!🧡🧡👍

@ianstoyan 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I love it, and I like how you don't play music in the background.

@WilsonForestLands 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for confirming the no music. Some say I should have music but I prefer it without.

@BillHale-bh7fh 2 ай бұрын

You have a good mix . don't change a thing . Good land management is a big part having it!😊

@OldMotorcycleAdventures Жыл бұрын

Helpful video. My wife and I just took possession of some of her family's property in Maine. 30 acres or so is wooded, and is in such rough shape that I have to duck and climb over saplings. I explained to her why thinning is needed, I'll be showing her this video so she understands how it is done. I would love to see more videos on this type of stuff, it would be a great help!

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy thinning, I will be doing more thinning videos. They don’t get as many views as other types of videos so I don’t know how many people are real interested in that. I appreciate getting your comment for encouragement. I did another one more recently about thinning oaks. Not sure if you saw that one.

@OldMotorcycleAdventures Жыл бұрын

@@WilsonForestLands I have not, I'll check it out!

@stormcrowe9820 Ай бұрын

Great subject matter & very entertaining per usual! I vote for more of the content you mentioned; forestry improvement, management for woldlife, etc. Great channel, love your videos!

@raycecil4643 2 күн бұрын

Ive got 30 acres in Kentucky. Was logged about 18 years ago. Ive been here 3.5 years. Looking to actively manage it in a more natural way, to bring back the natural Kentucky forest.

@davidstephens7486 3 ай бұрын

Yes! I also thin young trees like you do in this video.

@HardRockVermont 2 ай бұрын

Great content! Thinning is definitely a continuing process... Very interesting to watch your methods!

@vintagemotorcyclerepair4052 7 ай бұрын

Lots of people would watch you do this and think you are hurting the forest by reducing the number of trees. There needs to be education so that people understand that forests need light and space between trees to maximize growth and health. You're doing an amazing job of stewardship, and proper forest conservation on your lands.

@christopherallen4456 Ай бұрын

Yes this is good. I have three city lots in a rust belt illinois. I planted cherry apple and pear trees on them . More enjoyable than plain grass.

@SasquatchBunyan 4 ай бұрын

Yes, I like this kind of content.

@leeobrien8638 4 ай бұрын

Greetings from Colorado. Yes I enjoy your content. Thank you! You made quick work of it. More content on forest management would be great! P.S. I twiddled my thumbs for about five seconds to see what it's like.

@randyhorner592 8 ай бұрын

Whenever I see a video in fast motion, in my head I play the song “yakkity sax”, which most will recognize as the theme song for the Benny Hill Show. For some reason, it makes any video funny.

@WilsonForestLands 8 ай бұрын

That’s funny, someone a while back suggested I play that music.

@427Ron Ай бұрын

That was a great video

@wayneweis653 4 ай бұрын

Looking forward to your If I was a forester, I would do this with my land.

@joelleblanc-km9cm 5 ай бұрын

I love this content. I work as a mountain bike trail builder/manager and do ski glading. I try to stay conscious of how thinning affects the forest... hopefully in a positive way. I'd love to see more of it.

@ssprofirewood Жыл бұрын

Nice work!

@Bushman9 3 ай бұрын

I had to cut down a dying ash tree a couple of years ago. The stump was about a foot high and within a couple of months started shooting all around the bottom. Now I have a 8’ high ash bush! Leaving it for now. Looks nice and I want to see how much it grows.

@davidsauer8072 Жыл бұрын

First thing, I for one really appreciate the no music during your videos! Besides what musical band could truly compete with the sound of a finely tuned chainsaw?! Secondly, I really like the content of your videos. I grew up on a woodland farm that I'm sure would have benefited if I, at the age of eight, had had your experience and woodland knowledge! This is actually true, but right now just trying to match your humor! Fact of the matter is, I really like your content and humor! Keep em coming!

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind comment David. I agree with you, I would rather hear the actual sound than music. In the time lapse part, there was no sound recorded so I settled for silence.

@benniebarrow348 4 ай бұрын

Look s great ……I like it

@Brazbraz601 8 ай бұрын

Great!!!

@barrelfish8106 Жыл бұрын

fwiw, i like the normal audio played over a timelapse vs music

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

I actually thought about doing that. Maybe I should try that in the next one. Thanks for your input.

@swansonfamilyfarm6833 8 ай бұрын

Good video. Thank you

@MsdMakingSawDust Жыл бұрын

That’s the way poplar is around here, you cut one down and 20 try to come up off the stump. Thinning them out like that and they really take off. Thanks for sharing and take care Sir

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

I am guessing Poplar is probably faster growing than Madrone. they sprout fast, but then slow down as they get bigger. Thanks for watching and commenting, I will be looking for your project video number 5.

@stephenkutney9626 Ай бұрын

Poplar grow new trees from the roots when you cut them down. Try girdling them. Two chainsaw cuts around the tree.

@Blackadder75 6 ай бұрын

there is one sound I hate more than the sound of silence: the sound of two stroke petrol motors... So I was a happy thumb twiddler

@mariocc000 Жыл бұрын

good video, thanks for sharing

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mario.

@100-AcreWoods 7 ай бұрын

Yes it's interesting to watch FSI projects, thank you!

@farhadissac284 Жыл бұрын

great job

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting.

@OriginalTailhunter Жыл бұрын

Yes these videos are very educational.

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

Good to know, I will work on thinking up more to do

@southernadirondackoutdoors Жыл бұрын

Yup.

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul. I’m looking forward to seeing your tiger maple.

@southernadirondackoutdoors Жыл бұрын

@@WilsonForestLands It may be a few more days...trying a different (for me) approach to the editing.

@BrentT1964 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are always good my friend. Keeper going 👍👍

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brent.

@OGSpaceMike 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful. I wish I could do that sort of thing all day long. Doing the 1st cuts and pruning forests encouraging growth

@peterellis4262 7 ай бұрын

I had no idea madrone copied so very well. You have a good deal of firewood in what you thinned out - in the UK that stand would be harvested for firewood at that size, and then again in a few more years. Whether to maintain a coppice system or to thin for single stems as you have done is a management choice. Both are highly valid approaches for achieving somewhat different goals.

@johnfahey7215 19 күн бұрын

👍

@stephenoverdorf4917 Жыл бұрын

There are few things as rewarding as a properly managed woodlot that will be providing raw materials and habitat for wildlife for many years to come. Forward thinking. Your videos are great.

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

I agree Stephen. Thinning and managing the forest is my favorite part.

@paulchristensen6722 9 ай бұрын

More thinning and forestry management videos as requested

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the feedback. That is the part I am most interested in so there will be more of those videos continuing in the mix.

@paulchristensen6722 9 ай бұрын

@@WilsonForestLands awesome. Just started our thinning project.

@user-xt4ns5ks2b 2 ай бұрын

I enjoy watching your forest management videos. It shows me the procedures I can be doing on my 34 acres in western Maine. I also enjoy you tree harvesting methods also. What exactly is your background, forester? Logger?

@drhealthpacbellnet 2 ай бұрын

Very helpful. How about showing what to do with sprouts from a large Bay tree damaged by fire 2017 Napa CA fire.

@jul059 Жыл бұрын

Wildlife management, forest management, etc are great topics! With some tractor and woodmizer once in a while of course 😆

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

Thank you, and well said.

@middleway1885 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the no music...

@WilsonForestLands 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for appreciating the no music and for the comment.

@ericwanderweg8525 Жыл бұрын

Huge improvement. No Madrone out here on the east coast, but the forest management isn’t much different. This is the first time I’m actually seeing madrone, although I’ve heard that it’s legendary firewood out there. The leaves (and especially all those stump sprouts in shrub form) look a lot like rhododendron here.

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

Yes Madrone makes excellent firewood. It can make good hardwood lumber but it’s difficult to dry straight so it’s not used much. Madrone is actually related to rhododendron as they are both in the heath family.

@carloslozano2771 4 ай бұрын

I’m getting ready to start thinning my land. What’s the consensus on stumps? Pull them, cut them ground level, or leave the stump? Someone told me I should leave them to prevent ground erosion. Really enjoy the dry humor by the way! 👍

@ElectricDanielBoone Жыл бұрын

Good stuff out there. Looks like Southern Oregon woods. I've stared using a cheap electric chainsaw, which does a decent job, much quieter and certainly less smelly. That long bar you're using sure gives you some good reach. Mine is only 16", so I might go longer, if available, to get that reach and save my back. I use an electric polesaw sometimes too, but need a better quality brand that'll last.

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

Yes Southern Oregon, good eye!

@glos7569 2 ай бұрын

Interesting lesson on how to manage stump resprouting, are you in California? I’m from Santa Cruz and madrones are very common here, and most other common tree species in this area resprout from the root collar, and after the fire here there are madrones like this all over the place.

@thekiltedsawyer Жыл бұрын

This is awesome content, I noticed that your PPE is like mine, a bit more dirty on the left leg 💪🧡👍

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig. It’s interesting what people notice about me that I don’t notice. I never noticed my left side was more dirty. It makes sense though.

@CyberOakEMpiRE Ай бұрын

Nice job!, How big is your land how much time you spend working on it per month?

@noahv.6486 Жыл бұрын

Definitely an interesting watch! What about tips for planting?

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

I rarely do any planting. Out here most of the time the problem is too many trees. I did a plantation a few years back, maybe I will go over it one of these days.

@thekiltedsawyer Жыл бұрын

Do your sapling cones kill the starters when it gets hot out there?? Or are the vented properly to avoid killing juvenile trees?🤔🌲🧡

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

@@thekiltedsawyer I haven't used them here where it is hot. Years ago we used some mesh tubes on the coast where it is cool.

@cawstongreenway 8 ай бұрын

Great video, why do you cut the lower branches off from the trees that you are keeping? I guess it is so the tree puts more energy into growing upwards rather than outwards, but be nice to get clarification from someone who knows what they are doing...

@WilsonForestLands 8 ай бұрын

I thought I responded to this a few few days ago but it looks like my response didn’t stick. I mostly trim the lower branches to make it look nicer. it makes it easier to walk through. Also trimming the lower branches removes the ladder fuels that can transport a wildfire from the ground up into the crown.

@craig243ful 3 ай бұрын

do you just pick the straightest one to leave or is there another way to figure out which ones to leave

@naturewatcher7596 4 ай бұрын

So, this is the way to manage forest - cut trees down, let stumps to resprout and leave only one sprout on each stump to grow?

@mrpush2532 6 ай бұрын

Why do you trim off all the lower branches?

@hosocat1410 5 ай бұрын

What are your thoughts on using a weed whacker type arrangement with a brush blade on some of that clearing, rather than getting your chainsaw so close to the dirt? Worth the effort of taking along another tool?

@WilsonForestLands 5 ай бұрын

My thought is that’s probably what smart people would do. I haven’t been doing it enough lately to justify buying one. But one of these days I might. The local Stihl dealer and some other people were telling me the hedge trimmer type attachments would work well for some of the smaller material. Looking into that is on my list of things to do.

@limbzippertoolsfortrees7172 Жыл бұрын

I like your sense of humor and straight forward presentation. I spend most of my days doing TSI here on the east coast. At first I was surprised by the long bar that you were using ( my saw bar is 15"). At first I wanted to write some snarky comment but the more I watched I could clearly see that you display grace and skill with that saw. In my younger days I too ran longer bars, 16"hrs most of the time with semi chisel square ground on a Husky 372. This is what I do now so I sent along a link to a video that I made. Just 52 seconds long kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ga1ji9GKxpfVZIE.html Well it's time to put on my Birkenstock safety sandals and get back to work '

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

That tool looks very slick. I could have use that a few years ago when I thinned and pruned this place. Pruned up all the trees to 10 feet. That wouldn’t have been the first snarky comment I have had on that subject. Thank you for the comment.

@TheOldManAndTheSaw Жыл бұрын

I disagree that cutting the smaller, weaker trees allows the remaining tree to grow faster because of the additional nutrients. The remaining trees grow faster because they witnessed you MURDERING their smaller, weaker siblings and know that they're next if they don't grow REALLY REALLY fast. The area looks MUCH better after thinning. Dave

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

Wow Dave, that’s quite a revolutionary bit of information you have there. The Department of Forestry has public meetings regularly to discuss things, including forest management and thinning. I think you should attend one of those via Zoom and present this bit of information. Let me know when you do, I definitely want to watch that.

@thekiltedsawyer Жыл бұрын

Hopping he's being facetious 🤞🤞🤔

@TheOldManAndTheSaw Жыл бұрын

@@thekiltedsawyer Yeah, I am. Just can't help it.

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

@@thekiltedsawyer Yeah that's Dave. You can check his channel out too. He has an LT40. He can be a funny guy.

@humblepie1017 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job, I worked for a season with a arborist and learned a lot about thinning out trees in a healthy way, but that was individual trees like big oaks and things like that. I bought me a property in Bonners ferry Idaho. It’s one and 1/3 acres And it has probably I haven’t counted them yet. I’m guessing but about 300 trees and it’s predominantly dug fir and I know that I need to manage this properly and do some thinning. Even though your video was not in line with my type of forest, I enjoyed watching you clean that forest and make it healthy

@WilsonForestLands Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment. I have been to Bonners Ferry once, beautiful place. That sounds like some thick trees you have. When they are very thick, I like to do a light first thinning. Leave them closer together than recommended see how they respond for a couple or few years, then thin again as needed. That way if some of them blow over or die, you have plenty left to take their place. In the next thinning you can leave the ones that responded best to the thinning.