Agenda - 05-26-2015 - C-2 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

Stand: 3 Acreage: Site Soils: Slope: Aspect: Landform: Site Index: Vegetation Georgeville 5 -15% south and north rolling: lower slopes and drains 90 for loblolly pine Primary Tree Species: loblolly pine, mixed oaks, sweetgum Secondary Tree Species: tulip poplar, red maple, hickories Stocking: 120 square feet per acre DBH of timber species: 3 -7" Shrubs: blueberry, blackberry Herbs: grasses and forbs (declining) Vines: catbrier, grapes Advance Regeneration: NA Invasive Plants: multiflora rose, Japanese stiltgrass, Japanese honeysuckle Recommendations: IM It is likely that portions of this stand can be thinned during the work in Stand 1, 8 years from now. Wherever economically operable, pine densities should be reduced to maintain high growth rates. Because the upland sites are more suited to timber production than the lower areas, it is important to produce a renewable timber crop where feasible to fund good management on the balance of the property. Stand 4 Stand 4 is the 8 acre riparian zone surrounding the tributary to the east of the pond. Slopes are gentle, rarely exceeding 5 %. Chewacla soils dominate the creek bottom, with a few areas where the upland soils extend into the stand as well. These areas were probably rarely cultivated, but livestock grazed the bottoms extensively in the past and the stream channel is somewhat incised in places. American beavers move up and down the stream channel and several old, filled -in ponds are present. An active population uses the area immediately below the farm pond heavily. Like Stand 3, 30 -40 year old timber was removed in the late nineties, but pines were either not planted or quickly died in the wet soils. The stand is dominated by hardwoods, mostly sweetgum, black willow, tulip poplar, eastern sycamore, red maple, and occasional oaks. Timber production potential in this area is low because of beaver damage, high densities of low value species, and an abundance of vines in the canopy. 21