Factors affecting cost of restocking

Question 1

Name the factors

Answer 1

• Choices of species
• Method of restocking
• Type of land
• Site preparation
• Protection
• Labor
• Stocking density
• Size of tree
• Future management

Question 2

Choices of species

Answer 2

• The site and silvicultural characters
• Owners objectives - timber production and financial returns (conifers e.g pines, spruces, firs, larches) OR habitat and biodiversity (deciduous broadleaves e.g. oak, beech, ash, birch, wild cherry)

Question 3

Method of restocking

Answer 3

-The woodland can either be:
REPLANTED - lines, blocks or randomly - can be done by notch/silt (small scale) or pit planting // mechanical planting (large scale)
NATURAL REGENERATION - lower in cost but requires greater skill and greater subsequent management

Question 4

Type of land

Answer 4

• Soil pH and moisture may influence what species will succeed
• Agricultural land / rough land / reclamation area

Question 5

Site preparation

Answer 5

• Drainage and cultivation
• Subsoil
• Scarify
• Weed control

Question 6

Protection

Answer 6

• fencing (for larger areas)
• tree shelters (individual protection = 25-75p per tree)
• Culling and managing pests

Question 7

Size of trees

Answer 7

-Whips or full grown in nursery?

Question 8

Future maintenance

Answer 8

• Weeding (year 0-4)
• ‘Beating up’ = walking around site, checking what is dead or damaged and what needs to be restocked (year 1-2)
• Site maintenance = fences, rides, ditches (year 0-10)
• Formative pruning = broadleaved species (year 5-10)
• Grey squirrel control (year 10-40)
• Brashing (year 15-20)
• Thinning (15+)
• Hugh pruning (15+)

Question 9

Labour

Answer 9

• Cost of work

- Can affect stocking density