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Marvin L. Smith
B.Sc.F. (Forestry), R.P.F.
Farm Woodland Specialist
570 Riverview Dr.
Listowel, Ontario N4W 3T7
Telephone: (519) 291-2236
Providing advice and assistance with:
• impartial advice/assistance in selling timber,
including selection of trees and marking
• reforestation of erodible or idle land
• follow-up tending of young plantations
• windbreak planning and establishment
• woodiot management planning
• diagnosis of insect and disease problems
• conducting educational programs in woodiot
management
• any other woodland or tree concerns
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40 THE RURAL VOICE
Woodlot
Management
Recovering from
winter's furg
Steve Bowers
is a forester
and forest
owner, a
member of
the Huron -
Perth
Chapter of
the Ontario
Woodlot
Association
and
Stewardship
Ce -ordinator with the Huron
Sieirurclship Council.
In the snow belt of southwestern
Ontario we can usually expect some
damage to trees in the winter months.
This past winter saw even more
damage than usual due to an untimely
combination of significant heavy, wet
snow accumulation followed by
dropping temperatures and heavy
winds.
Damage appears most severe in
coniferous or evergreen trees
(particularly cedars); however,
hardwood (deciduous) trees also
display significant damage.
The likelihood of recovery of
damaged trees depends on the extent
and type of•injury. Trees that are
still standing and have lost less than
half of their crown have a good
chance of surviving and recovering.
As damage increases beyond 50 per
cent crown loss, there is a steeply
declining chance of recovery and
depending on their location, size and
your management objectives you
might consider removing them to
salvage some value or just to make
room for other trees.
Many smaller trees suffered Toss
of the leader or central stem. If you
can reach it, this can often be
corrected by pruning the broken stem
back to the first lateral branch that
could take over as a leader. If the
branch chosen as a new leader isn't
close to being vertical, it may be