Looking to thin out some trees.
There are 7 oak trees in the frame that I freed a few years ago from some kudzu. The closest between these tree trunks is about 3 feet but most are within 6feet. I was hoping to get rid of the ones that did not bounce back from the kudzu damage but these are the 7 remaining that did. My question is, what type of spacing should be between these trees for a healthy growth?
by Enforcer3
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No it is okay.
Die Bäume Können auf der Freien Fläche gut gegenseitig vor Windböen schützen und besonders Eichen mögen engen Gleichaltrigen Bestand.
It depends really on what you are looking for. You can keep them all but they will grow much slower. If you left one it would grow faster and produce a larger crown. There are some 200 yr old oaks in the park by my house that probably started off 10′ apart but now there is only a 3′ gap between them
Natural woodlands are far, far more dense. Spacing is a human invention aside from pine plantations on occasion, nothing more.
Imagine standing with 5 other people in your bathroom. You’ll be able to clean your teeth, wash yourself, turn on the washing machine and handle the toilet, but it will be very very slow and in risk of hitting each other and falling down.
Same for these trees. They’ll survive, but they will be neglected and grow very slowly, fighting for food from the ground, and sun from the sky. Ideally, every tree should have enough space to grow, without touching or evading each other. Depends on the type.
In my country, people used to plan trees like this, then fell every 2nd once they grew up for 2-4 years. The reason is, not all trees will catch up and grow, so better spray and pray, then leave the strongest.
As a disc golfer, yeah I can’t hit that gap