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Phillipe Morgan from west wales is a great exponent as was the sadly missed Tallis Calnars. Re: neighbouring stands being exposed, what would clearfelling do? It doesn't work everywhere and you've got to be careful with your starting point. It might be possible to start with a thinned mid-rotation crop which can be further thinned using graduated intensity techniques to keep it wind firm (eg line thin 1 in 6 and feather neighbouring lines leaving an unthinned wind firm 6th row). The older the stand, the less likely you will be able convert to CCF. There's loads of literature out there including FC stuff and apart from the benefits you mention, timber quality is meant to be improved too with longer fibre lengths developing in most conifers. There you go, you've started a thread! [emoji106] Oh, and check out target-dimension felling, re markets. Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk

If they are after a continuous cover system (never clear felling) you're just helping with a means to that end. You need to persuade them that it's not really important what the crop looks like at this stage.. You're just getting it on its way in the most practical way you can, like many of the boys here have already referred to. They're not even 1/3 of the way through the project. Good luck. Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk

Thanks for that link EdwardC, some interesting stuff indeed.. Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk