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which damages the small feeder roots, decreases the water holding capacity of the soil, bark the lower part of the trees which allows decay fungi to become established in the trees and last but not least, browse and trample the young seedlings and saplings of desirable reproduction.
Good forest conservation is a relatively simple matter. With a normal woodland, that has not been stripped, it means harvesting the mature and overmature trees. Elimination of cull and unmerchantable trees should accompany the first logging operation. This will prevenr them from reseeding the area to their kind, as well as by one of several, rather simple methods.
Landowners interested in good timber management and re forestare lease the water and nutrients of the soil to the more vigorous and desirable trees. Where the timber has been stripped from the area, it means planting the area to a fast growing, desirable species and elimination of the non-mercbantable
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