This is another way for the climate cult in conjunction with world government organizations to extract tax revenue from corporations in the name of saving the planet and redistributing some of the revenue to the poor. This is why the elites are buying land now, which drives up the cost for everyone else. I am not the least bit interested in signing a contract to trade control of my land for $100 per year.
You would be a fool to sell out now (or at any point in the future from my perspective). They’re expecting it to 10x by 2030, but with the coming economy crash I expect that number to go a lot higher. I have my own slice that I mainly that will never be part of the program, but when the economy does tank I will buy a bunch of land just for this and sit on it till it’s time to retire and basically live off the interest… if they don’t drop a nuke on it anyway lol
Ive only just recently started getting interested in forestry and found this channel, binging through the videos, i was saddened to see that it had ended before i found it. I can’t believe it’s back now, thank you professor, i’m very excited to see what you have in store for us
This is SO without insight as I see this. Of course you get all theese problems if you treat your forrest as a feedlot with to many animals on a to small space! We have for many 100 of years let all our livestock out in the forrest, mountains etc. Several 100 000 of them every year (in Norway) to take advantage of the forrage there. And there is NO problems like described here. Actually the problem now is more that the wilderness is growing to a shrub land many places due to that the farmers tend to keep their animals at the farm and that it is a decrease of rproducers, specialle small producers locally. The monetary politics and demand for low cost food squeeses farmer sto be "effective and productive"...... In the beginning and end of sesaoons we have the livstock on the farm premises - beeing sure to MOVE the animals BEFORE they damage anythhing. If one makes sure they have more than plenty of food theese problems do NOT occur. This all has to do with understannding them different pieces and scale in the production adapting to what is natural. Everything goes wrong if it is overdone in some way. What is shown her and the suggestions here are onnly for those who cant scale and adapt their operation to a regenerative (sustainable??) way. Look at other that have practiced this well for many years like this one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-isFLh5PzL78.html
I have been using the double girdle in my hardwood stand in upstate New York for over 50 years. I find that it works best from July 1st to leaf drop. Your video's are very educational.
Yes, and a good observation. A growing season girdle will suddenly curtail water upward through the xylem and desiccate the leaves. Best wishes with your forest management!
Hi. Sorry for the issue and thanks for letting me know. I'm not sure which of the 33 Back Porch Videos you were viewing? If you can let me know the title of the video, then I'll know the publication you are having trouble opening and can provide the updated link to the supporting publication.
I think this is the forestry publication you seek. Sorry for the confusion. utia.tennessee.edu/publications/wp-content/uploads/sites/269/2023/10/W982.pdf
Thank you David! I hate that this is your last presentation. I have enjoyed watching and learned a great deal from your Back Porch Forestry series of video's. Hope you will reconsider and continue them in the future. This last presentation I believe will be very useful in deciding what trees and how to cut them in the future when our carbon sequestration contract allows for cutting.
It might, but research by Dr. Craig Harper indicates that fertilization of oak trees does not affect acorn production. Perhaps because it can't be soil incorporated and other plants take it up. Oaks typically have larger acorn crops on 3-5 year intervals. But I'm not an expert on this topic.
Thank you for your thoughtful presentation I’m always trying to learn more about Hickory trees. Please re-check your information about Hickory being used for fence posts. Maybe some confusion or mixup with black locust which is extremely durable and makes excellent fence posts. Hickory on the other hand though hard and strong and tough is very susceptible to rot and decay and would not last long in the ground much less lying on top of the ground.
Thanks for your comments and astute observation. In the video, I didn't mean to imply that hickory was preferred for fence posts, but that is has been used occasionally as such. By no means will it compare with black locust, osage orange or cedar, which can last 30+ years, but according to the Univ. of Nebraska, it can last for 15 years or longer. There are better choices, certainly!
Could you identify a hickory tree in Texas by a picture of the leaves and nut? It has 5 leaflets, very hard nut shell, and the bark isn’t shaggy. I can’t figure out what it is.
Great video, I really enjoy your BPF series. As you mentioned logging jobs always look messy, especially to the untrained eye. Landowners should keep in mind that the quality of a finished logging job varies greatly between loggers. A good logger will treat your land with respect and leave things neat and tidy, by logging standards. Tops cut down evenly, smaller damaged trees and stalks felled, any ruts or roads used for skidding smoothed over, etc. If I were a landowner selling my timber, I would want to see previous jobs completed by the crew harvesting before I let them work on my property. If long term timber management and a quality logging job are your priorities, make sure you use a logger with a proven track record of responsible logging practices. Sometimes the highest bidder does not perform the highest quality job.
Please rethink this logic and realize that nations "clear the trees" to plant the bamboo and hemp. How is that good for the environment? And too, these two crops require far more pesticides to grow that do trees. Further, bamboo and hemp are monocultures that provide virtually no habitat for wildlife, whereas as forests develop, they are rich with habitat! Wildlife abundance and diversity is far better in forestland than with annual/row crops. And trees can be grown without annual equipment usage, thus lowering carbon footprint. Trees aren't the problem, they are the ANSWER to our problems by supplying the needs to 8.4 million people. They are renewable, biodegradable, natural, green . . . and the energy to grow trees is FREE from the sun! We should turn to this resource, not run from it. But of course, forest management should be done sustainably, and that is where professional foresters enter. I hope that you can see the rational in this explanation. Blessings to you . . . . and thanks!
@@backporchforestry4865 I did not say clear the trees, I said save the trees. Bamboo and hemp can be a crop on land that is appropriate. You did not read what I said. SAVE THE TREES- I clearly said NO TREES TO BE CUT DoWN.
@@trinitytwo14992 Hello again! I am very aware that you said SAVE THE TREES. That's what caused this dialogue. Apparently you didn't clearly read my reply, because I am very much in favor of managing forests sustainably, which INCLUDES cutting them! They are miraculously renewable and can be produced a whole lot cheaper than bamboo and hemp, and with a much lower carbon foot print. . . . no annual herbicides, equipment used only every 15-20 years, and forests provide much better habitat (and recreational opportunity) than these other crops. The world relies on renewable wood resources, everything from toilet paper, 2x4's, popsicle sticks, make-up, tooth paste, hammer handles, flooring, cabinets, baseball bats, cardboard for pizza boxes, and on and on. Bamboo and hemp are good and have their place in this world, but there is no way they can be produced at the level of wood. So yes, trees are the answer, and they can, and are being managed in responsible and sustainable ways. Professional foresters know how. Perhaps the stance you mean to be taking is "Save the Forest" not "Save the Trees." If you want to save the forest, then responsibly manage the trees within the forest. Now that's where we can agree! I've been a professional forester for 38 years and have planted literally millions of trees, including restoring land where trees should never have been cleared to begin with. If you truly want to save the world, become a forester, because for a forester, every day is Earth Day! And smile always . . . . !
This was fantastic! I live in TN and wanted to learn more about our Hickories so this was just what I needed! I didn't know we had 10 different species. I only knew about Shagbark and Mockernut previous to this video and I didn't know that Pecan was also technically a Hickory so to learn about all of the others was great! I'm going to try and apply what I've learned when I'm out in the field. Great work!
It is possible that a tree could have shed most of the scales in a high wind event, but I've not seen one without at least some scales, particularly higher up on the trunk. It could be that you are looking at one of the other hickories??
@@backporchforestry4865 I probably am. Other than the bark, the other aspects I see are leading me mostly to Shagbark hence the question. I can’t see the twig parts due to tree height. It’s very large and what i call a 3-trunk tree.
I want to tell you how much I've appreciated these videos. As a new woods owner I want to educate myself and you provide information in such easily understandable way. Thank you.
Thank you Dr. Mercker, always enjoy your presentations. The wife and I also enjoyed the Forestry Field Day recently held in Hohenwald put on by you, Dr. Harper, & support staff. The chicken was delicious! In addition to the information you presented in this video, we have found that one of the best ways to attract a wide range of wildlife is to introduce and maintain a number of honey bee hives in the areas you want more wildlife. The honey bees will pollenate just about everything to the Nth degree foraging for pollen, nectar, and saps for propolis. The increase in mast of all sorts is shocking, especially with blackberries, persimmons, elderberry, and many other plant species.
Thank you for your support and thanks too for the comments regarding bees for more than just honey production. You are correct in that bees make both soft and hard mast more readily available for game and non-game wildlife!
Thank you for this. We are new to East TN and would love to be able to identify all the amazing species of trees that make our walks so beautiful. Also thanks for sharing the publication I am printing it out now!
Dr. Mercer, question for you? I have tried a number of various methods of planting acorns to stimulate oak tree sapplings in areas that have large amounts of sunlight but need trees. Is it better to just broadcast the acorns on the ground after I have germinated them and let Mother Nature handle the rest, or should I plant them just under the soil surface about and inch? When hiking through our forests in the Fall, I see lots of acorns that have fallen from the tree laying on the ground that have germinated and growing roots. Perhaps I just need to be more patient but my results are not what I expected.
Growing oaks from seed is challenging. In short, collect the acorns as they drop in the fall. "Float" them to find the viable ones. Those that float should be discarded. White oak acorns can be sown in the fall. Red oaks will need to be stratified (stored in the refrigerator in damp paper towels and a slightly open bag for oxygen), then sown in the late winter. Acorns should be sown into rich soil about 1-2" deep and firmly covered with soil. Plant at a density of about 12 per sq. ft. Then lightly cover with leaves and cover it with hardware cloth to prevent predation. After the threat of frost, remove the hardware cloth and leaves. Partial shade is sufficient.
@11:57 mesic = characterized by or adapted to a moderately moist habitat. = relating to or growing in conditions of a medium or moderate amount of water supply.
