They overtook about an acre or more of our woods and they range from maybe 3” diameter to 8” so no producers. We have producers around the property but these ones choke out any other growth as well as hinder your ability to see more than 50 yards. We also currently have zero acreage of bedding...
I’ve been doing lots of research on habitat improvement and especially on hinge cutting. These are beech trees that I cut today and as you can see, the bark was splitting on the majority of cuts. Even when I felt like the cut went perfect, it seemed to split almost every time. Will they die? If...