Posted by JerryS on August 26, 2011 at 13:25:27 from (66.157.165.52):
In Reply to: taking back some ground posted by farmer in the (WI) dells on August 26, 2011 at 06:11:48:
I cleared (or opened up) my 12 acres by hand---chainsaw, axe, 8N and heavy rotary cutter. I learned that the best way to clear hardwood thickets, stuff 6 inches and smaller, was to burn the entire site in the spring and summer when the sap is up. It kills the tree, and for some reason that I don't know, makes it rot faster. The next year most of these can be pushed over by hand, breaking them off at the ground. Stumps might require a bit more work, but they're spongy. I will also kill pine saplings, but it won't faze the larger pines.
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