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Old 01-17-2008, 05:05 PM
Vinicio A.S. Vinicio A.S. is offline
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Default who wants to help me saving 200 hectares of planted trees from being cut?

I own a farm of 221 hectares, 200 hectares are planted with laurel trees, I don´t want to cut them but I need some money to keep the trees from being cut.Any one who wants to help?


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Old 01-17-2008, 05:07 PM
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easy done.
you have a number of options.
1) you could thin some of the best trees for timber say take out every 3-4 tree and it wont be overly noticeable and should regenerate quickly.
2) you could cut the lower/some branches to sell as pulp.
3) fine some crops that could be planted in between the trees (shitaki mushrooms, truffels.)
4) possibly graze under some of the trees
5) rotate the tree clearing (cut down a 5th of the trees, use some money to replant with seedlings wait for them to mature a bit cut down the next lot)
6) look for harvestable products in the forest berrys, fruits, amber, seeds for consumption, seeds for sale, seedlings. any fruits collected from a forest could probably be sold under the organic banner to.
7) apply for grants to keep it forested (local governments and water companies may do this as it stops salinity/silting/ erosion etc)

that's all i can think of for now (untill i start my honours project
but try consulting a forester or forest scientist, they may have some more ideas.
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Old 01-17-2008, 05:07 PM
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I'll buy some of the wood. How much per cord?
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Old 01-17-2008, 05:10 PM
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firstly are laurel trees native to your area,
is there any interesting fauna and flora in the plantation ,if yes I would say this space worthy of protection.
If on the other hand, the land where the trees are planted, previously maintained higher levels of biodiversity,I would suggest felling and then reintroducing some grazing pressure to stop any natural regeneration returning.
What was the original intention of planting these trees ,for them to be harvested.
Timber is carbon neutral,and as pointed out earlier is a renewable resource.
If you do fell these laurel trees , and area was secured from grazing natural regeneration would occur and the area would still be woodland.
Plus you don't have to fell all 200 hectares at once.
Go speaker to your local Forrester
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Old 01-17-2008, 05:14 PM
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Sounds like a wood lot to me mate, you in NZ?

Cut some (trees are a renewable resource), just don't clear cut... study some sustainable forestry books and replant what you cut. Maybe plant a variety next go around.

I know it was just the way it came out, but your post kind of suggests Eco extortion... pay me or the trees will die.
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