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I don't understand why loggers clear entire sections of forests instead of leaving every hectare x amount of old "mother" trees
by darklycan51 3y ago
I don't understand why loggers clear entire sections of forests instead of leaving every hectare x amount of old "mother" trees
- BengineeringELM 3y agoIn general they do leave "seed trees " but they only need as few as 3 trees per acre to effect the spaces mix in the regrowth. Those 3 trees aren't nessesary though. The Forrest floor is loaded with seeds that can survive longer than a decade waiting for the right time to germinate. In many cases the sunlight hitting the ground is the trigger they need, and in most cases a "clear cut" will be a 9 year old forest 10 years later.