Clearing Trees - Thoughts on succession design

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The idea of being a permaculture practitioner and also cutting down a bunch of trees feels like it can be at odds... I try to explain the lens I attempt to look through when making these decisions in this video. The stand of Larch and Spruce in this 1/2 acre context have clearly declined in growth rate and over all health and there is a moment here where cutting most of them down in a careful and controlled way can liberate a massive amount of light, soil resources and potential for a new successional pathway to take place. Identifying and working around seedling trees planted by ourselves and the wildlife in this area gives us a 2-5 year boost as well and we can weave walls from branch debris and build homes from the posts. Many layers of yield when we're careful and hopefully thoughtful with the work we do.

Edible Acres is a full service permaculture nursery located in the Finger Lakes area of NY state. We grow all layers of perennial food forest systems and provide super hardy, edible, useful, medicinal, easy to propagate, perennial plants for sale locally or for shipping around the country…
Happy growing!
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First comment!!!! The man is so knowledgeable about everything it’s almost sickening. I’d like to be as smart as he is at my older age of 51.

frankstockton
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Very nice proactive tree harvest. Thanks for sharing!

catsgillhillbilly
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Always enjoy hearing what you have planned for your property! You are an inspiration!

dennisbeaver
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Well that should be a very local and thoughtfull cabin build !

TheEmbrio
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Weird. Your vid on the squirrels planting seeds popped up in my feed yesterday. Good timing.

haram
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Something I forgot to mention. Try using your King of spades for debarking. I have a long nosed shovel with a fiberglass D handle that is my favorite bark peeling tool. The curves in the shovel match up to logs nicely and the handle gives leverage. Makes for an easier, faster, more pleasant experience than using a drawknife, in my experience. My drawknives are all meant for wood working, not peeling bark, and they take very thin strips that just aren't efficient. On trees that hold their bark more stubbornly, I reach for a corn knife, purchased from Tractor Supply for maybe 20 bucks. The curved edge allows matching against the shape of the log and I use the corn knife much like a drawknife, but the shape is far more efficient ;)

peterellis
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Thanks for sharing! I can now see why you were not concerned about snow load in your area :)

iamtmckendry
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts on selective thinning and the stacking uses for felled trees. 🌲

cewaugh
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Even though I'm in FLORIDA I 👂 listen to him for the ASMR 🤩🤩🤩

MistressOnyaCox
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Such a thoughtful explanation keep up the great work.

travisdavis
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Are you familiar with the "dead hedge" technique? Basically what you (and I) are already doing with stacking the brash, but with the addition of a bit more structure by placing vertical posts in the ground in pairs and stacking the debris between them. On getting ropes into trees, I started with a soda bottle loaded with sand, throwing them just like Juan ;) Then I remembered that I have archery gear, and not only archery gear, but a fishing arrow. Now I fit a string to the head of my fishing arrow, shoot that over a limb and pull the heavier rope up and over after that. Saves me loads of time and allows me to reach much higher limbs. One more thing about trees that are unstable, as your larches are becoming, they are a serious danger in a woodland. I stay out of our woods on windy days because it is an unacceptable level of risk.

peterellis
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That’s gonna be a huge release, and a vastly different front yard!

jkochosc
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I don't know much but make sure a drier stem can be worked on in the way you want. It may dry out quicker than you think. I recall somone in another context saying you only have a few weeks to peel bark, a bit depending on temperature. You may have until spring. If you intend to mortise and tenon greener may be better, again a few weeks.

ceselb
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Excellent forest management. This is what the world lacks.

aron
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I hope you're working on a succession design for your own life. Youtube is great but you have so much to pass down to future generations.

danweddle
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Thank you for sharing so much knowledge with us! Currently planting into a 98% wooded lot. In case it helps with your future projects I have used the Greenworks 80V chainsaw in an Alaskan saw mill. Slow going, but good for squaring the ends by cutting in a foot or so.

timobrien
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Hi Sean, I have heard that deer hate a double fence so maybe one of your 30# test fishing line fences on one side of the dead hedge. Great work you guys are doing!

morganraimond
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Great Habitat for Lightening Bugs too !!! they need that debris to overwinter :)

TwistedRootsVanVelzerPress
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Looks fun! FWIW, I'd love to see how you use your pole saw. I'm slowly learning woodlot management, & pole saws seem very useful, but tricky...

gunning
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Exactly what I was looking for, thank you.

TammyPerry