Hinge cutting

[Orlando]

If hinge cutting or planting seedlings, I would not worry too much about sericea lespedeza the sericea should get shaded out again pretty soon. If not, time to spray. My experience is that except for cedars, planting seedlings in understory has not worked.

 

[ksgobbler]

Problem is I can’t get equipment back in there and every time it floods a new crop of sericea shows up. COE, USFWS, nor any of the neighbors spray for it. I will launch raids just across the fence to beat it back from my property but I will never be able to really control it. When I bought the place the sericea was so tal and thick it picked the atv off the ground when I tried to spray it.

 

[Orlando]

That Is a problem!

 

[ksgobbler]

Still don’t know what to do with that ash area.

 

[hesseu]

Have you thought about running a fire through there next year if you cut and let lay? You may hinge 1/4, remove 2/4, and leave your best 1/4 tree's.

 

[ksgobbler]

I have tried to run fire through it the last 5 years. Only during drought does it dry out enough to really carry it. I burned it late last year and you can see what it did.

 

[ksgobbler]

So I am working in the ash grove today. Anything smaller than my wrist is being cut. I’d like to get an area cleared to get my sprayer in. Thinking about getting an area clear and planting Kanlow switchgrass but we will see.

 

[Aaron]

Will the flood waters carry the hinge cuts down the river. Just thinking if the water is high it has moving power and could pull hinge cuts off the stumps and move brush piles down stream.

 

[ksgobbler]

The hedge area I hinged should be okay. I am thinking about just thinning the ash and seeing what comes in when sunlight hits it. I was going to plant cedars in the fence to shield it from the road but I think it’s too wet and I don’t think they will tolerate the flooding because you don’t see them till the high water mark. Anybody plant cypress as a half ass screen?

 

[ksgobbler]

You can see where I made some progress cutting a lane through it. You can also see how the canopy keeps it dark and moist in there. Kicking around the idea of cutting a lane clear to the edge of the creek and getting something like SWO going that like wet feet. Thought about trying Kanlow switch but not sure it would take. Get some of that growing and you could get fire to carry.

 

[Skelly]

You can see where I made some progress cutting a lane through it. You can also see how the canopy keeps it dark and moist in there. Kicking around the idea of cutting a lane clear to the edge of the creek and getting something like SWO going that like wet feet. Thought about trying Kanlow switch but not sure it would take. Get some of that growing and you could get fire to carry.
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Your spring photos look completely different then the winter ones. The canopy really fills in. I don’t have quite that much of a canopy issue but I found a tree or two only makes so much of a difference.

I hinged cut and cut down a 30yd x 80yd path through an area 2 years ago. You could see 75 yards previously.

I have some unwanteds to deal with and some more planting’s to do but my experience is if you want to see a difference in cover you gotta let that saw eat.

 

[ksgobbler]

I can go crazy with the saw. That rye grass understory will die out when it gets hot and dry. May try to run a fire if it will carry them do some clear cutting. It’s basically a desert other than the occasional turkey or deer passing through not much uses it.

 

[Tap]

Will the flood waters carry the hinge cuts down the river. Just thinking if the water is high it has moving power and could pull hinge cuts off the stumps and move brush piles down stream.

It will probably depend on how much debris is in the floodwater. If there's a lot of junk like logs and stuff, it'll probably wreck some of your hinge work. If its just water and slow current, you should be fine.

 

[ksgobbler]

This flood water is basically backup water when the lake goes a few feet above flood pool

 

[wiscwhip]

Those hinges will last a lot longer if you fell them in the basic direction of the downstream flow and aren't forcing the hinge to "fight" the current to hang on to the stump. Not always possible due to tree lean and other factors, but a very good practice in general.

 

[Tap]

Those hinges will last a lot longer if you fell them in the basic direction of the downstream flow and aren't forcing the hinge to "fight" the current to hang on to the stump. Not always possible due to tree lean and other factors, but a very good practice in general.

Another good reason to have a hook.
Makes it a lot easier to lay trees exactly where you want 'em.

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[Rit]

I have hinge cut 1000s of ash trees more blue than green but a fair amount of green. They will send up a lot of shoots. I don’t see anything that looks tough to cut in there. As already mentioned a habitat hook would be your best friend in that situation. Even the thick areas you can use the hook to pull the tops over.

How big is the area? If you can’t get equipment in you may have to tote the back pack sprayer in until some of the natives return.

 

[ksgobbler]

The ash area is about 1.5 acres. I’ve got some more light going in there and the sericea is coming in. Even had a wide enough lane to get a tractor with brush hog in there.

 

[Rit]

The ash area is about 1.5 acres. I’ve got some more light going in there and the sericea is coming in. Even had a wide enough lane to get a tractor with brush hog in there.View attachment 18880

I’m not familiar with sericea but with the area being 1.5 acres I would think a 4 gallon back pack sprayer would help to knock some of that down.

 

[ksgobbler]

Hope this is what you mean by hinge cutting