thin or hinge cedars?

[sandbur]

Sidewalks connect these rye patches.


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[MojoRisin]

Sandbur, when you say Red Cedars do not hinge, do you mean they don't live once hinge cut? My wet lands are loaded with red cedars and I am going to do some hinge cutting in some higher areas for bedding. I'm guessing they'd do fine for that purpose but not sustained browse? I don't have other choices but some black spruce and the deer don't eat that from what I was told.

 

[sandbur]

Sandbur, when you say Red Cedars do not hinge, do you mean they don't live once hinge cut? My wet lands are loaded with red cedars and I am going to do some hinge cutting in some higher areas for bedding. I'm guessing they'd do fine for that purpose but not sustained browse? I don't have other choices but some black spruce and the deer don't eat that from what I was told.

Very few mature red cedars live after hinging. They lay on the ground and make cover for years, especially if the limbs keep the trunk above the ground.


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[EarthySpirit]

Sandbur, when you say Red Cedars do not hinge, do you mean they don't live once hinge cut? My wet lands are loaded with red cedars and I am going to do some hinge cutting in some higher areas for bedding. I'm guessing they'd do fine for that purpose but not sustained browse? I don't have other choices but some black spruce and the deer don't eat that from what I was told.

I did some research on this last year on this forum and other places, and I also tried hinging some red cedars last year. The majority voice is that they do not hinge well, but occasionally you can get one to hinge and keep alive. That was also my experience. Probably 1 in 4 or 5 of the cedars I hinged last year are still alive.

 

[ruskbucks]

I would do both. The deer seem to be using the mature cedars now pretty heavily. I would leave a large patch mostly alone(hinge some around the perimeter and hinge a few spots in the center). Clear cut a area and hinge another area. You could wait a few years and see what they come back as and what the deer are using the most. Then latter you could always hinge or clear cut later. This way you will have most likely three diverse habitats.

 

[EarthySpirit]

I would do both. The deer seem to be using the mature cedars now pretty heavily. I would leave a large patch mostly alone(hinge some around the perimeter and hinge a few spots in the center). Clear cut a area and hinge another area. You could wait a few years and see what they come back as and what the deer are using the most. Then latter you could always hinge or clear cut later. This way you will have most likely three diverse habitats.

Yes, I like that idea a lot, Rusk. I'm definitely going to do something like that depending upon the particular location.