In forestry, thinning is the selective removal of inferior trees, primarily undertaken to improve the growth rate or health of the remaining trees.
Overcrowded trees are under competitive stress from their neighbours. It is a normal and essential part of most forest crop rotations, and is essential if crops are to produce the maximum number of high value logs and consequently increase profitability. Thinning is generally undertaken 2 to 5 times over a forest rotation depending on the productivity of the crop.
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It is a legal requirement to obtain a felling license before any felling of trees can take place. Allied Woodlands can apply for the felling license on your behalf and submit a detailed harvest and replanting plan as required by the Forest Service. A felling licence granted by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine provides authority under the Forestry Act 2014 to fell or otherwise remove a tree or trees and to thin a forest for management reasons.