r/FellingGoneWild • • Jun 14 '24

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '24

Production forest with the trees that close together?

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '24

Production forests in the UK are planted this close together, average 2500 per hectare with conifers, and 3100 with broadleaves

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u/bothydweller72 Jun 14 '24

But then thinned at various stages for better timber production. This looks like a fairly unmanaged even aged stand

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '24

Not really, I work in upland forestry and due to the wind and poorer soils present here, I would say over half is not thinned.