Joe & Bob: Joe, I looked at your slideshow, and personally I find it makes sense. Why to clearcut? Exactly as Bob explained it: it is straightforward and can be easily done with heavy machinery. I think one reason (at least in Finland) is tradition: I know many forest owners and foresters, and lot of forest owners are very prejudiced if some new method smells even little bit of nature protection.
And yes, in central Europe, like in Germany where I now live, selective logging is used widely in broadleaf forests. It suits particularly well for beech (Fagus sylvatica) which is very shade tolerant and grows well in very small openings. Still, multi species forests cannot be seen very much, and conifer forests are usually clearcutted also here in Germany. - Kouta --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
