This board is a service of the WSU King County Extension Forestry Program. I hope that this bulletin/discussion board will be useful to family forest owners...
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I also have approximately 5-6 acres of blackberries on the property that I would like to remove. This is in an open meadow with some wetland characteristics....
I have what I consider an excessive amount of brush growing on my forestland. For both asthetic purposes and to reduce competition to my trees, I would like to...
The King County Noxious Weed program has some very good recommendations regarding mechanical control of blackberries. Their guidelines can be found online at ...
Greg You mention the brush competes with your trees. What kind of trees, how tall, how many per acre? Using heavy equipment with small trees tucked in the ...
Well, the forestland consists of 75 year old Big Leaf Maple, Western Red Cedar and Douglas-Fir primarily with smaller amounts of Sitka Spruce and Western...
What kind of forest management activities can a landowner do on weekends with normal tools (chainsaw, nippers, pruning saw, handsaw, etc) to improve the...
You stated that the timber is mature and that your interests are mainly aesthetic. There isn't much you can do to "improve" the timber, but you can pretty it...
Greg: In the inland Northwest, fire is a real concern so there is an emphasis on "cleaning up" the forest to remove ladder fuels, excessive debris, and other...
I will be planting a line of evenly spaced conifer trees along one of my property boundaries. I am considering planting noble fir along the property line for...
Hi there. I usually suggest western redcedar as a good choice for a privacy screen because it retains its lower limbs for a very long time. Hemlock is also a...
Dear Igmagone: I think noble firs grow way too slowly for your purposes. They require full sun and won't tolerate being overshadowed by brush. I don't...
I received the message below from a local landowner who is looking at purchasing seedlings from Webster Nursery this winter. If you are interested in going in...
Amy Try Mark Burns on Vashon. He may want to do some interplanting, but it would be with large stock (2+1 or better) Alex In a message dated 8/22/2008...
James, I have applied for a federal grant to purchase seedlings and plant on some property that I own outside of Auburn, WA. If the grant is approved (they...
I'm a small portable sawmill ower & I buy windfall and salvage logs on my island. I'm curious to know what operators are paying for your Doug fir & other...
I was wondering if anyone has any more information on blackberry removal? With the economy slowing, I think this would be a good time to hire someone to do the...
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