As a forester I will say find a good reputable forester in your area. Have him walk the stand with you to find out what your goals are for the area. Then have him write a long term management plan for the area. Then if a timber sale is in the works have him mark the trees and put the sale out to bid.
Having nothing smaller than 20" cut is bad practice. Trees over 20" can put on good growth and retain a lot of value. Where as a tree smaller than 20" that is junk now will still be junk in the future... All things a good forester should discuss with you. Also leaving the tops on the ground provides a "slash mat" for the equipment to drive on, thus reducing damage to the soil. The tops also decompose and help build up the soil.
In a hardwood stand generally the best management practice is to thin the stand to a certain density and perform that thinning across ALL of the diameter range.
Personally I mark stands cutting the worst and junk first to get to my target density. Then if more is needed start working on marking some of the better trees (or anything that you feel isn't going to survive until the next harvest). Leaving the best trees for good genetic seed source and to put on growth and value during the next harvest cycle.
This post was edited by chevytaHOE5674 at 19:16:26 04/01/11.
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