IMPORTANCE OF THINNING
| PRIOR TO THINNING |
| AFTER THINNING |
YOU CAN SEE BY REMOVING THE MATURE TREES YOU OPEN THE
CANOPY TO ALLOW SUNLIGHT DOWN TO THE NEXT GENERATION.
YOU WILL NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBER OF TREES
YOU SAVED BY THINNING (16 TREES APPEAR IN THE BOTTOM
PICTURE).
IF YOU COUNT UP THE DARK TREES THAT ARE 75% SHOWING
YOU COME UP WITH 7 TREES. THATS 9 TREES THAT WOULD BE
LOST IF LEFT OVER SHADED, JUST BY REMOVING 3 MATURE
TREES 9 WERE GAINED FOR FUTURE HARVESTS.
IF YOU THINK OF MANAGEMENT THIS WAY, YOU TAKE THE
MATURE TREES NOW, IN 7 YEARS THE 12INCH TO 16INCH TREES
ARE THEN GOING TO BE 16INCHES TO 20 INCHES IN DIAMETER.
THUS YOU HAVE TREES THEN TO HARVEST. AT THIS POINT YOU
TAKE ANOTHER THINNING FROM THE STAND AND LEAVE ALL
TREES 12INCHES TO 16INCHES. THIS IS THE RULE OF THUMB
THAT WILL CREATE YOU WITH A TRUE RETIREMENT INCOME.
IT DOESN'T JUST STOP THERE, IF YOU HAVE FAMILY, THEY CAN
CONTINUE WHERE YOU LEAVE OFF AND ENJOY A 7 YEAR INCOME
FOR THEIR ENTIRE LIVES.
CANOPY TO ALLOW SUNLIGHT DOWN TO THE NEXT GENERATION.
YOU WILL NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBER OF TREES
YOU SAVED BY THINNING (16 TREES APPEAR IN THE BOTTOM
PICTURE).
IF YOU COUNT UP THE DARK TREES THAT ARE 75% SHOWING
YOU COME UP WITH 7 TREES. THATS 9 TREES THAT WOULD BE
LOST IF LEFT OVER SHADED, JUST BY REMOVING 3 MATURE
TREES 9 WERE GAINED FOR FUTURE HARVESTS.
IF YOU THINK OF MANAGEMENT THIS WAY, YOU TAKE THE
MATURE TREES NOW, IN 7 YEARS THE 12INCH TO 16INCH TREES
ARE THEN GOING TO BE 16INCHES TO 20 INCHES IN DIAMETER.
THUS YOU HAVE TREES THEN TO HARVEST. AT THIS POINT YOU
TAKE ANOTHER THINNING FROM THE STAND AND LEAVE ALL
TREES 12INCHES TO 16INCHES. THIS IS THE RULE OF THUMB
THAT WILL CREATE YOU WITH A TRUE RETIREMENT INCOME.
IT DOESN'T JUST STOP THERE, IF YOU HAVE FAMILY, THEY CAN
CONTINUE WHERE YOU LEAVE OFF AND ENJOY A 7 YEAR INCOME
FOR THEIR ENTIRE LIVES.