1-4 - This is a sugar/red maple stand well stocked in several size classes. Do not mark for removal any cedar, white pine or hemlock unless they present a clear safety hazard. Neither the common stand exam data nor the walk-through noted any cedar and only scattered white pine and hemlock. Note the wildlife requirements for live den trees and snags. Also notify Kyle Hampton if you find any raptor nests (especially) goshawk activity. The priority of marking will be balancing the size class distribution. The stand is heavily stocked so mark to 90 BA in this stand concentrating on removal of trees mostly in the 6 through 20-inch diameter classes. Use the chart and graph below for guidance on trees to remove by diameter class; but quality trees are always more important than diameter distribution. Trees larger than 20” DBH should be left (often as existing cavity trees); the stand is just at the desired stocking for the 22 and 24 inch diameter classes. If a large diameter tree, especially maple, has the start of a cavity on the bole, leave it as part of the live den tree requirement but count it towards the 90 BA. Mark to create 2 to 4 canopy gaps per acre (larger gaps = fewer/acre, smaller gaps=more/acre). Gaps should range from 30 to 55’ in diameter (in the canopy), with larger gaps located adjacent to any black cherry, yellow birch or white pine. Roughly 8% of the stand should be in new gaps. Third priority is to improve stand quality by removing trees (in order of precedence): 1) that won’t make it to the next entry; 2) defective trees that won’t increase in value any longer unless left for wildlife; and 3) trees with poor form. Most of this priority can be achieved when selecting for diameter distribution or canopy gap locations. Residual BA should be 85-95 sq. feet in trees greater than 5” DBH (BA will be lower in and around canopy gaps and higher away from gaps). 6 – Single tree selection. This is a sugar/red maple stand well stocked in several size classes. Do not mark for removal any cedar, white pine or hemlock unless they present a clear safety hazard. Neither the common stand exam data nor the walk-through noted any cedar or white pine and only few hemlock. Note the wildlife requirements for live den trees and snags. Also notify Kyle Hampton if you find any raptor nests (especially) goshawk activity. The priority of marking will be to begin balancing the size class distribution. The stand is well stocked so mark to 80 BA concentrating on removal of trees mostly in the 6 through 14-inch diameter classes. Use the chart and graph below for guidance on trees to remove by diameter class; but quality trees are always more important than diameter distribution.
