Specifications include, but are not limited to: - 7925035024-Cut (VDU 221): Oak Crown Thinning - Thin down to an average residual basal area of 60-70 sq ft. Concentrate on leaving larger diameter, well-formed, single stemmed northern red oak and white oak. Avoid marking to cut any well-formed, dominant red and white pine unless needed to meet basal area requirements. Remove all red maple and jack pine. Where aspen clones are present, remove all aspen trees. Do not mark any red/white pine greater than 19” at DBH. - 7925035013-Cut (VDU 13): Systematic Thinning - Cut two rows, leave 3. Mark the beginning of cut rows. Where rows are not distinct, marking will be necessary to retain the cut two, leave 3 row spacing. Do not cut oak unless it falls within a cut row. Cut all jack pine. - 7925037008-Cut (VDU 8), 7925037014 (VDU 14), 7925037014-5-Cut (VDU 19): Systematic Thinning - Cut two rows, leave 3. Mark the beginning of cut rows. Where rows are not distinct, marking will be necessary to retain the cut two, leave 3 row spacing. Do not cut oak unless it falls within a cut row. Cut all jack pine. - 7925037007-Cut (VDU 12): Shelterwood - Remove all jack pine and red maple. Mark to leave healthy, dominant, well-formed red/black hybrid oak and white oak. Target residual basal area is 30-40 sq ft. Leave all red and white pine.; - 7925037009-Cut (VDU 9): Oak Crown Thinning - Remove all aspen, red maple, and jack pine. Thin remaining red/black hybrid oak and white oak down to an average residual basal area of 50-60 sq ft. Focusing on leaving dominant, well-formed, healthy oak. Leave all red and white pine. - 7925037014-2-Cut (VDU 3), 7925046001-Cut (VDU 1) & 7925046011-Cut (VDU 11): Systematic Thinning - Cut two rows, leave 3. Mark the beginning of cut rows. Where rows are not distinct, marking will be necessary to retain the cut two, leave 3 row spacing. Do not cut white oak or northern red oak unless it falls within a cut row. Cut all jack pine, and mark to cut any poor quality pin oak within VDU 11.
