Low and high pruning in pine plantation forests
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This video displays pruning carried out manually with pruning saws in commercial pine plantation stands. Pruning is the removal of branches from the stem so that knot-free timber is grown and supplied to the sawmill. Low pruning (2-3m) is mainly conducted for access, in addition high pruning (3 - 7m) results in knot free timber. For good pruning, the branches need to be cut flush with the stem of the tree.
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Tool is called a pole saw. We do similar "raising up" style pruning on pine, spruce, and larch on our land.
Pruning is a favourite winter activity for me. Deer love cedar and Douglas fir branches and deer shit keeps the snow trails from being slippery Lower limbs are less efficient and the tree will respond by adding better foliage on top and extending lateral branches. Then it will increase girth to support that crown. Stihl and others have cordless pole chain saws for sale. A cheaper option is a corded pole saw, which I use. It only draws 8 amps so you can run a long extension cord.
Thanks for sharing.
That a load of fun! It's also a good chance to mark poor quality trees for removal.
what do you do with the prunings?
looks like hard work how many trees they have to cut?
@carlandrews5810
Жыл бұрын
8 hours a day or so I imagine.
To produce clear lumber or ladder fuels removal?
@forsilvitech6142
2 жыл бұрын
To produce knot free timber for the saw timber market
The knots will take a long time to be buried under new wood growth. How long til these are harvested?
@mahasiswagaek5247
3 жыл бұрын
i think 12/ 15/ 20/ 25/ 30 years
@zaomadarnei1961
3 жыл бұрын
20
@forsilvitech6142
2 жыл бұрын
Rotations are between 20 - 25 years
Where is the place???
How is waste processed?
Can someone please help us make sense of the expense of this? Typically pines are a cheap product. What’s the end product that justifies this time spent pruning? Would fire not achieve the same thing that the first pruning does?
@Travel901z
4 ай бұрын
A prune but grows out into clear wood timber no knots
What country is this in?
Can you make wood chips out of this process?
@forsilvitech6142
3 жыл бұрын
Not really, in this case the branches are normally left infield to decompose infield as nutrients on site. The branches are relatively small and trying to collect them and chip would be quite expensive because of low volume recovery. After clearfellling, when the branches have been accumulated and trees are mature, chipping at a commercial scale can work.
@quantumthinker3248
3 жыл бұрын
@@forsilvitech6142 that's exactly what I was thinking about . Thank you very much
@juliusarnold2844
Жыл бұрын
Great video! How old are the trees when they are first trimmed like this?
Wair i will get. rate how much.
Ñame of the toll to agust the san please?
Saddest forest I’ve ever seen
why dont anyone in the south Grow Coast Redwood trees on the plantations? they one of the fastest growing trees and people love the color
@salvitex
Жыл бұрын
I bought seedlings a month ago, it is fascinating how from night to morning, they’ve already added several new leaves.
Natural resins from po-kok ge-tah is white colour = latex
Can you tell me for pine tree in which season pruning can be done in india ?
Interesting pruning saw no need to use a ladder to climb up there
@forsilvitech6142
2 жыл бұрын
Correct, not ergonomically the best but it gets the work done effectively
That’s clearly not America for numerous reasons shown in the video. Where was this filmed. Looked like the bastard pines. Longleaf/ loblolly hybrids?
@jasonwilliams4159
Жыл бұрын
I’m guessing Australia since that is where the company is based out of.
Have use not heard of loppers