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Figure 4: Stand 8b, large mast producers over tree -of- heaven midstory <br />c. This 0.4 acre area is a small finger of hayfield surrounded by taller pines. <br />This area might make a good place to establish a permaculture project beginning from <br />something of a clean slate. The higher light environment would allow for quick <br />establishment of a wide variety of crops. <br />d. This is 0.2 acres of pure tree -of- heaven located on the southern edge of the cultivated <br />field. Somewhat wetter soils, probably damaged during logging, allowed the species <br />to quickly outcompete native tree species here after the last timber harvest. <br />Intensive management will be necessary here to eliminate the threat posed by the <br />tree -of- heaven. Establishment of a forest garden in this area would necessitate high <br />labor inputs early on and would allow for removal of this forest health threat while <br />simultaneously achieving the permaculture goal. <br />WI-11 <br />176 <br />