wolf trees

[elicokiz]

Just trying to get my head around the subject of wolf trees:blushing:it would seem (to me) that large quick growing trees are ideal for producing forestry stands with permanent cover in mind? However they reduce the quality of other smaller trees which share their habitat ? My question is, does modern forestry practice require the removal or retention of such specimens?

 

I would welcome any comments that may help me get my weakened brain around this

 

regards Dave:001_cool:

[Treecreeper1961]

Just trying to get my head around the subject of wolf trees:blushing:it would seem (to me) that large quick growing trees are ideal for producing forestry stands with permanent cover in mind? However they reduce the quality of other smaller trees which share their habitat ? My question is, does modern forestry practice require the removal or retention of such specimens?

 

I would welcome any comments that may help me get my weakened brain around this

 

regards Dave:001_cool:

 

I suppose it depends on what modern forestry system you are working too.

These days the general policy is that woodlands or forestry should have multi values, commercial, habitat and recreational. Wolves are often the most valuable individual trees in terms of habitat value, often being potential future veterans too. This also gives them fantastic amenity value, being great trees to spend some time admiring.

Continuous Cover Forestry is probably the system most beneficial to all these areas in a balanced way, and I think wolves definitely have a place under CCF. They can also contribute to natural regeneration as seed trees.

 

Wolves have often been the beneficiaries of fortune, making the most of their position or luck, taking advantage of natural gaps in the canopy.

They may create problems depending on what species they are and the management objectives of the site but in my opinion they are often the coolest trees in the woods.

Or harp trees, love them.

 

I suppose the above applies more to broad leaf woods than Conifer plantations, but have a look at the attached CCF file.

fr_report2003_4_ccf.pdf

Edited March 5, 2012 by Treecreeper1961

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Do you mean wolf trees as in young split leader conifers or other i.e. grannies?

[elicokiz]

I suppose it depends on what modern forestry system you are working too.

These days the general policy is that woodlands or forestry should have multi values, commercial, habitat and recreational. Wolves are often the most valuable individual trees in terms of habitat value, often being potential future veterans too. This also gives them fantastic amenity value, being great trees to spend some time admiring.

Continuous Cover Forestry is probably the system most beneficial to all these areas in a balanced way, and I think wolves definitely have a place under CCF. They can also contribute to natural regeneration as seed trees.

 

Thanks for your feeback Treecreeper.. I feel its nice to get other peoples perspectives, and I strongly identify with your comments; thanks for the link too that will come in very useful.

 

regards

Dave

[elicokiz]

Do you mean wolf trees as in young split leader conifers or other i.e. grannies?

 

Hi Timber Cutter, as I stated in my original post i'm trying to get my head around the subject as it would seem many people have differing opinions as to what a wolf tree is? It is intresting that you mention split leaders as I have begun to wonder if the term is widely used in the industry as a blanket term to identify trees for selective felling during first thinnings ect?

 

Thanks for your reply

regards

Dave:thumbup:

[elicokiz]

I know this post is a bit old but just having a look through a forestry commision guide and it describes wolves as "Dominant trees with exceptionally poor form that can outgrow and damage their neighbours" so that wraps that up...well as far as the stance of the FC?

Edited February 20, 2013 by elicokiz
puctuation ?

[elicokiz]

I know this post is a bit old but just having a look through a forestry commision guide and it describes wolves as "Dominant trees with exceptionally poor form that can outgrow and damage their neighbours" so that wraps that up...well as far as the stance of the FC?

 

Ok so i should have carried on reading ...the FC also states that on a PAWS site an important veteran tree could be called a wolf, but would be important to retain:blushing: