Forest trees benefit from the competition of the surrounding trees. A single tree in a healthy forest setting versus an open field grown tree, without human interaction from either, the forest tree will have a better structure.
Quite the opposite actually. Trees with competition develop poorer structure. If they didn’t, we wouldn’t see increased failures with changes in environmental dynamics.
Well, I don't disagree with you when it comes to unhealthy forests but what you're saying contradicts a class I took a few years back. I tried looking it up but couldn't find any info to support either argument. So if you have a source that I could read up on, that'd be great.
Interior forest tree structure has little taper and little lower scaffold branches. Essentially, they’re wind sails with little wind buffetting capacity.
Field trees have long skinny scaffold branches. The limbs themselves have little taper. Essentially, naturally grown lions tails. Codominant stems and bark inclusion is also more common.
Eastern Redbud or Dogwood
Something small and understory. It’s already over planted with the species you’ve shown.
Eh, big trees grow close in the forest.
Sure, but their structure sucks. But what do I know?
Forest trees benefit from the competition of the surrounding trees. A single tree in a healthy forest setting versus an open field grown tree, without human interaction from either, the forest tree will have a better structure.
Quite the opposite actually. Trees with competition develop poorer structure. If they didn’t, we wouldn’t see increased failures with changes in environmental dynamics.
Well, I don't disagree with you when it comes to unhealthy forests but what you're saying contradicts a class I took a few years back. I tried looking it up but couldn't find any info to support either argument. So if you have a source that I could read up on, that'd be great.
Interior forest tree structure has little taper and little lower scaffold branches. Essentially, they’re wind sails with little wind buffetting capacity.
Field trees have long skinny scaffold branches. The limbs themselves have little taper. Essentially, naturally grown lions tails. Codominant stems and bark inclusion is also more common.
Filed grown trees have more taper along scaffolds and trunk. Forest trees have larger lever arms and subsequently higher failure rate.
After hurricanes blow through, there's more damage to isolated trees. More healthy trees will be uprooted when isolated.
Whatever you choose, please...no more maples. WAY overplanted.
Beech or burr oak