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17 Cards in this Set
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two most common trees in tn
tn is top _______ producing state |
oaks and poplar
hardwood |
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30% of tn forested land can be divided into 3 categories of ownership
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-10% FEDERAL OWNERSHIP = smokeys national park, cherokee nat forest, several wildlife regugees
-10%STATE OWNERSHIP= state forest, state wildlife management areas ....ketusa....thicket... -10% LARGE PRIVATE HOLDINGS= mainily timber companies.. EX: Bowater |
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the other 70% belongs to?
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SMALL PRIVATE OWNERS= small woodlands, anybody with forest land
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BENGIN AND NEGLECT?
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rep challenege for small ownership....not managed in sensible way....decieded they need money so harvest timber but don't do anything to make it better
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High Graded
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forest where all valuable stuff taken out first, value of timber and land steadily decreases
state of most forests now |
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T.S.I
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Timber Stand Improvement= thing that you can do to increase the value years to come and can promote wildlife
Timber prices will always be good so it pays to manage your trees well |
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4 Thinning techniques for trees, what are they?
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1. Thin out low value species
2. Thin out snag trees 3. save the high value species 4. thin out low value species by poising them |
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Thinning Low Value Species ..
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the trees in your front yard like wolf trees (landscape trees, little trunk with out a lot of limbs ... no nutrients...no trunk = bad
silver maples etc |
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Thinning out Snag trees...
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...dead dying trees...but leave some snags in the forest for better wildlife value ..balancing
** straight and no branching for 16ft is recommended |
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Save the high value species
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Oaks, hickory, walnuts, yellow poplar..etc.. for saw timber wood
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Thin out low value by poisoning...
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pesticides..can tun in to fire wood and sell it....allowing the huh value to grow better
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(When it comes to selling the wood......)
1 acre of well managed hardwoods could be worth about? |
$5,000 - $10,000 an acre
(but only if you had done the prep work earlier) |
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MBF
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Mile Board Foot
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What is a board foot?
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unit of volume for timber = 144 cubic inches
1ft x 1ft x 1in 12in x 12in x 1in |
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two 16 foot logs that are 24 inches in diameter =
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370 board feet in that tree which is worth about $185
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TN hardwoods are with about _________ a board
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50 cents
(.50 x 370= 185) |
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Loggers will never say I will give you 50 cents a board foot they will say.....
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I will give you $500 MBF
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