Thinning trees

madrasahs · 10-22-2004, 05:41 PM

My large lot has matured to the point that there's no sunlight getting to the ground.

Except for the smaller hemlocks, the shrubs that used to grow in the understory have died off, and I've lost some privacy as a result.

Cutting down the trees (again, mostly hemlock) has gotten difficult, as the branches catch in the other hemlocks and the tree hangs up. I don't want to deal with "hanging trees" any more -- it's a hazard.

I've had some luck in the past "girdling" tree trunks, but I'm wondering if there isn't a faster, neater way to leave a few dead trees standing for the woodpeckers. (A bird feeder, as it were).

Any suggestions?

10-22-2004, 05:41 PM	#1
madrasahs Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 381 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thinning trees My large lot has matured to the point that there's no sunlight getting to the ground. Except for the smaller hemlocks, the shrubs that used to grow in the understory have died off, and I've lost some privacy as a result. Cutting down the trees (again, mostly hemlock) has gotten difficult, as the branches catch in the other hemlocks and the tree hangs up. I don't want to deal with "hanging trees" any more -- it's a hazard. I've had some luck in the past "girdling" tree trunks, but I'm wondering if there isn't a faster, neater way to leave a few dead trees standing for the woodpeckers. (A bird feeder, as it were). Any suggestions?