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It wasn’t just burning. That wouldn’t even be that effective in most of the modern day US. Pruning and coppicing was also done to get continued productivity out
by kjkjadksj 3y ago
It wasn’t just burning. That wouldn’t even be that effective in most of the modern day US. Pruning and coppicing was also done to get continued productivity out of a given tree and to help keep the forest managed.
- cyberax 3y agoIt _was_ mostly burning. And yes, it was wildly inefficient, but there weren't that many Native Americans overall. As a result, most of the woods in Oregon are new growth. Natives did not allow large tree growth, periodically clearing them.