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Florida Land Steward

Florida Land Steward

Thinning and Improvement Cuttings

Depending on the landowner's objectives and planned product outputs at the end of the rotation, it is sometimes necessary to carry out some sort of cutting within the established pine population in the middle of the rotation. Click on the image to the right to watch a short video about thinning.

 The purposes of this type of intermediate cutting include: 

  • to stimulate growth of the residual stand
  • to increase the total yield of merchantable material;
  • to remove dead or damaged trees from the stand;
  • to prevent or inhibit the spread of an identified, harmful insect and/or disease;
  • to increase sunlight reaching the ground to promote herbacous plant growth for wildlife.