. Managing the family forest. Forest management; Woodlots. 16 FARMERS' BULLETIN 2187 Because of this the tree is made vulnerable to windthrow when it gets enough height for the wind to exert leverage action on it. Eliminating air pockets around the roots of the planted tree (prin- ciple 5) assures that the roots will not dry out as long as there is moisture in the soil. This is done by compacting the soil well around the roots, at the same time being careful not to damage either the roots or the top of the tree. Material such as leaves, wood, and rocks should not be put in the hole; mineral so
. Managing the family forest. Forest management; Woodlots. 16 FARMERS' BULLETIN 2187 Because of this the tree is made vulnerable to windthrow when it gets enough height for the wind to exert leverage action on it. Eliminating air pockets around the roots of the planted tree (prin- ciple 5) assures that the roots will not dry out as long as there is moisture in the soil. This is done by compacting the soil well around the roots, at the same time being careful not to damage either the roots or the top of the tree. Material such as leaves, wood, and rocks should not be put in the hole; mineral soil is the desired material to contact the roots. Need for plantation care.—Many aspects of plantation care are similar to those required by natural stands of trees. Plantations, however, require additional care. Very often the species is selected not because it is ideally suited for the site but because it fulfills the owner's requirements. Plantations are more vulnerable to insect and disease attack than are natural stands and the loss of trees is more critical. They should be inspected frequently for evidence of insects or disease attack and rodent, grazing, and other damage. Natural seeding frequently provides several thousand seedlings per acre, of which fewer than a thousand are needed to produce a desirable stand. Some mortality of seedlings in natural stands is therefore expected and sometimes desirable. This is not so in plantations where a minimum number of trees are planted. Many people assume that once a forest is started it will grow by itself. This is true to a certain extent, just as a garden, after being sown, will grow. Both will grow faster and produce more crops if the operator or gardener protects them from pests, removes the weeds, thins out the plants that are too dense, and harvests the crops properly. Only rarely will the untended garden produce a bumper crop. The same is true of the untended woodland. Most people do not realize the potential of a woodl
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