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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
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