I have a 3/4 acre area where a year ago I killed most of the cannopy with Girdle and squirt or hack and squirt. One of the first plants to come back was spice bush. I have heard this isn't desirable, but I would like to understand why?
My primary goal is turkey habitat and deer a close second. It seems like the spice bush would give overhead cover for turkey poults and allow for movement. I guess it may be that it shades out the other successional growth, but to what extent?
I would love to hear ideas, experiences and suggestions for how to manage this, or to let it go.
I think I'm learning that the secondary management of thinned timber is harder than the killing of it.
My primary goal is turkey habitat and deer a close second. It seems like the spice bush would give overhead cover for turkey poults and allow for movement. I guess it may be that it shades out the other successional growth, but to what extent?
I would love to hear ideas, experiences and suggestions for how to manage this, or to let it go.
I think I'm learning that the secondary management of thinned timber is harder than the killing of it.