Establishing Tree Cover

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  • Introduction
  • Understanding Trees
    • How Trees Grow …11
    • How Tree Cover Plantings Develop …14
    • Planted Tree Species Requirements …17
  • Planning for Tree Cover
    • 6-Step Planning …29
    • Step 1 – Gather Background Information …30
    • Step 2 – Develop Management Objectives …31
    • Step 3 – Conduct a Resource Inventory of Woodlands and Fields …32
    • Site Assessment Considerations …32
    • Step 4 – Develop and Evaluate Management Options …38
    • Step 5 – Develop Management Plan …41
    • Step 6 – Implement Plan …41
  • BMPs for Afforestation
    • Afforestation Options …43
    • Choosing What to Plant …45
    • Choosing Good Planting Stock …46
    • Matching Tree Species to Site Conditions …48
    • BMPs for Plantation Establishment …51
    • BMPs for Addressing Plantation Problems …58
    • BMPs for Christmas Trees and Transplant Stock …60
    • BMPs for Establishing Hardwood Plantations …62
    • BMPs for Specialty Tree Plantings …67
  • BMPs for Windbreaks, Shelterbelts and Treed Fencerows
    • Principles of Wind and Shelter …71
    • Planning for Windbreaks and Shelterbelts …79
    • Step 1 – Determine Your Objectives …79
    • Step 2 – Complete a Site Assessment …79
    • Step 3 – Choose the Species and Configuration to Meet the Planning Objectives …80
    • Step 4 – Develop a Planting Plan …82
    • Step 5 – Prepare the Site …83
    • Step 6 – Order the Trees …85
    • Step 7 – Plant the Site …85
    • Step 8 – Maintain the Planting …86
    • Harvesting Tree Products from Windbreaks …87
  • BMPs for Treed Buffer Strips
    • Function …91
    • Design …93
    • Plants for Buffer Strip Establishment …96
    • How to Devise a Buffer Strip Project …101
    • Establishment and Management of Treed Buffers …103
  • BMPs for Intercropping
    • Intercropping Options …107
    • Planning for Intercropping …110
    • Step 1 – Create a Detailed Map of Your Planned Operation …112
    • Step 2 – Determine the Orientation of Your Tree Rows …112
    • Step 3 – Determine the Appropriate Row Width …113
    • Step 4 – Determine the Spacing of Trees Within Your Rows …114
    • Step 5 – Select a Species that Suits Your Operation …114
    • Step 6 – Mark Tree Rows so They’re Easily Visible While Operating Field Equipment …115
    • Step 7 – Identify and Schedule Maintenance Activities …115
    • Step 8 – Determine if Thinning is Necessary …116
    • Tree–Crop Interactions …117
    • Possible Constraints of Intercropping …118
    • Intercropping Case Study …119
  • BMPs for Silvipasture
    • Considerations …121
    • Options …122
    • Species Selection …123
    • Establishment and Maintenance …124
    • Silvipasture Case Study …126
  • Glossary