Reasons for Hack & Squirt
I use the hack and squirt method of woods thinning for specific reasons:
- When re-sprouting of the tree is not necessary or not desired
- control sprouting of trees for longer periods of open understory
- control undesirable species in the stand.
- shifting species composition in the stand
- When the timber stand is at a stage where it is overstocked with smaller diameter stems and
- Advance regeneration of desirable species is not needed for many years
- felling the trees proves difficult because of high stocking rate.
- When renovating a glade or woodland and felling the small trees would add too much fuel to the ground increasing fire risk or damage to remaining standing trees.
Here is the Hack & Squirt method of thinning in action!
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