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October 2006 Potts Tree Farm 1
A CASE FOR A CLEAR-CUTA CASE FOR A CLEAR-CUT
Dick Potts
Potts Tree Farm
Holmes County, Ohio
A management option for woodlands.
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Potts Tree Farm – Since 1957Potts Tree Farm – Since 1957
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Potts Tree Farm - PropertiesPotts Tree Farm - Properties
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Potts Tree Farm – PropertiesPotts Tree Farm – Properties
Total of 206 acresTotal of 206 acres
Registered Tree Farm since 1968, #710.Registered Tree Farm since 1968, #710.
Property No. Acres Purchased
1 54.7 1957
2 22.9 1965
3 11.8 1969
4 28.6 1979
5 31.1 1982
6 16.4 1986
7 41.0 1988
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Potts Tree Farm – GoalsPotts Tree Farm – Goals
5. Timber will be harvested when trees are mature by scientific silvicultural methods depending on best use decisions. For example, clear-cut will be used when the regeneration of shade intolerant species is desired. All harvesting will be done using best management practices (BMP).
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Shade Tolerant and IntolerantShade Tolerant and Intolerant
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Timber Crop RotationTimber Crop RotationMature Trees
PinePine 60-80 years60-80 yearsOakOak 80-100 years80-100 yearsMapleMaple 100-120 years100-120 years
Sawtimber >12”
Preferred 18” – 30”
Too Big >40”
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When to Harvest – Stocking ChartWhen to Harvest – Stocking Chart
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General Harvest ScheduleGeneral Harvest Schedule
Clear-cut - >10,000 BdFt / Acre
Several release cuts in the 100 years
200 acres total
Clearcut 20 acres every 10 years
100 year crop rotation
Sustainable yield
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Clear-cut Harvest - 1989-1990Clear-cut Harvest - 1989-1990Property No.7, Sections 5ABCD
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Stand History Stand History
Date Activity
< 1972 No activity for well over 70 years.
1972 Release cut on
Sections 5B, 5C, and 5D (28,600 bd
ft).
1973 General TSI conducted.
1988 Purchased by Potts Tree Farm.
Winter 1989
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Pre-harvest Stand InventoryPre-harvest Stand InventorySection 5ABCD
13 acres clear-cut
Inventory date: 1989
Site Index: 85
Basal Area: 113
Trees/acre: 159
Avg. DBH: 9.8”
BdFt/acre: 10,692
Summer 1988
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Pre-harvest Stand InventoryPre-harvest Stand InventorySpecies % Volume
Red Oak 21
Tulip 20
Black Oak 17
Beech 17
White Oak 13
H. Maple 5
S. Maple 4
Winter 1988
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Stocking ChartStocking Chart
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Pre-Harvest ManagementPre-Harvest Management
Cut & herbicide unwanted vegetation: grape vine, spice bush, multiflora rose, etc.
Frill & herbicide undesirable tree species: beech, red maple, sassafras, etc.
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The Clear-cut SaleThe Clear-cut SaleSale Inventory
Map & Signs
Prospectus (cut >2”)
Bid Sheet & Closing Date
Insurance & Comp.
BMPs
Payment schedule
Clearcut, 132,100 BdFt; Release cut, 42,423 BdFt
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The Clear-cut HarvestThe Clear-cut HarvestWhat a “mess”!
Spring 1990
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The Clear-cut HarvestThe Clear-cut HarvestWhat a “mess”!
Spring 1990
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Post-Harvest ManagementPost-Harvest ManagementA New Forest Begins
Summer 1991
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Post-Harvest ManagementPost-Harvest ManagementReforestation - Seedling Planting
Summer 1990
Planted:
400 red oak, 100 sweet gum
Natural regeneration:
Seed, stump & root sprouts
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Post-Harvest ManagementPost-Harvest ManagementMaintain roads.
Stand back for 10 years. Spring 1995
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Post-Harvest GrowthPost-Harvest Growth
WOW!!!
Fall 1999
Tree Height: 20’- 40’
Tree diameters: up to 6”
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Post-Harvest InventoryPost-Harvest Inventory2002 Continuous Forest Inventory
Species Trees/acre % Trees Basal Area Avg. DBH
Cherry 728 35 21.7 2.2
Tulip 450 22 6.7 1.6
Red Oak 370 18 10.0 2.1
Cu & Hb 209 10 5.0 2.0
Hickory 84 4 2.5 2.3
Beech 78 4 0.8 1.4
White Ash 48 2 1.7 2.4
Red Maple 35 2 0.8 2.1
Sassafras 35 2 0.8 2.1
White Oak 14 1 0.8 3.3
Elm 12 1 0.8 3.6
C. Oak 4 - 0.8 6.0
Totals 2066 100 52.5 2.0
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Post-Harvest InventoryPost-Harvest InventoryContinuous Forest Inventory
Twelve (12) sites marked with yellow pipe.
Variable radius inventory measured every five (5) years.
Summer 2006
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Post-Harvest Post-Harvest ManagementManagement
After ten years, TSI grape vines.(herbicide)
Winter 2002
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Post-Harvest ManagementPost-Harvest ManagementAfter ten years, TSI stump sprouts.
One or two stems per stump, close to the ground.Winter 2002
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Post-Harvest Post-Harvest ManagementManagement
After ten years, TSI to select crop trees.
Repeat all TSI every ten years.
Winter 2002
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Unexpected Tree SpeciesUnexpected Tree Species
American Chestnut White Birch
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WildlifeWildlife
Early succession forest has greater diversity of plants and animals than mature forests.
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Summary – A Case For A Clear-cutSummary – A Case For A Clear-cut
Mature trees were harvested before they declined in health and value.
A new forest is growing managed for high quality and value trees.
The forest is paying its share of the costs to maintain the land use as forests.
The new forest is providing a diversity of habitat for wildlife.
The forest is being managed for sustainable yield.
