. Agri-news. Agriculture. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THINNING A MATURE SHELTERBELT. The recommended method of thinning a multiple-row farmstead shelterbelt. It is not uncommon for farmstead shelterbelt trees to become overcrowded after 15 or 20 years growth. There are two main reasons why this situation occurs. First, the recommended spacings for shelterbelt trees planted 15 to 20 years ago, were often too close for optimum tree growth. The second reason is that regardless of recommended spacings, people are always inclined to plant trees too close together because they do not realize the size the
. Agri-news. Agriculture. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THINNING A MATURE SHELTERBELT. The recommended method of thinning a multiple-row farmstead shelterbelt. It is not uncommon for farmstead shelterbelt trees to become overcrowded after 15 or 20 years growth. There are two main reasons why this situation occurs. First, the recommended spacings for shelterbelt trees planted 15 to 20 years ago, were often too close for optimum tree growth. The second reason is that regardless of recommended spacings, people are always inclined to plant trees too close together because they do not realize the size the trees will attain in a few years. Signs that a shelterbelt is overcrowded include irregular growth with some trees being taller and larger in diameter than others; dead lower branches and thinning foliage in some areas of the shelterbelt. - (cont'd) -. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Communications Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Print Media Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Publishing Branch. [Edmonton] : Communications Branch, Alberta Dept. of Agriculture
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