>>2682840Depends how you do it
>>2682844This guy gets it. Dead standing and dead fallen trees are a key part of the forest ecosystem.
>>268285110 lb brain haver. The canopy layer will thin the lower layers of forest on it's own. The only thing left is to kill invasive species that are persistent or on the margin of the forest like Ivy and Himalayan blackberries.
>>2682902Depends on the size of the forest. There is no such thing as "too dense"--that's a forestry lie--but you can select trees that don't live as long and focus on them.
Doug fir, Grand Fir, Hemlock, and Cedar live well over 1,000 years and are the backbone of old growth but pine, willow, alder, and vine maples are much shorter lived and faster growing--they don't burn as "well" but they're certainly more abundant.
