Practical, ecologically driven help for landholders who want healthier forests or more productive plantings.
Many forests on private land were cleared or logged decades ago and then left alone. They're often crowded with regrowth, with small trees all competing for the same light and water. Careful management can help to grow big trees fast and prepare forests for emerging drought and fire impacts induced by climate change. If you own or manage young dense forest lacking hollows, you can either wait 150+ years and hope desperately that things go well, or you can take active steps to support the transition.
Selective thinning of overstocked regrowth. Thinning can be applied with multiple outcomes in mind, ranging from purely ecological to enhanced sawlog production. We strive to balance both ends and techniques vary depending on the conditions of the forest or stand.
Form and clearwood pruning for farm plantings and young trees, so they grow knot-free sawlogs that are worth far more at harvest. Environmental plantings can also benefit from pruning to improve the form of the mature trees, to reduce ladder fuels and to improve light penetration to the understory.
We walk through your forest and look at stocking, tree quality, species diversity, growth and habitat. You get honest advice on your options, with a deep understanding of the relevant regulatory frameworks in NSW.
Species selection, local provenance stock and layout for timber, shelter and restoration plantings. Silvopasture layouts are a key skill focus and we have experience establishing trees in grazing landscapes at the lowest possible cost.
We present on tree growing for multiple benefits (planting, pruning, managing, thinning and harvesting). Past presentations to farm forestry networks, Landcare groups and field days across NSW.
We work mainly across the NSW South Coast and broader Sydney Basin through to the Lower Hunter Region. For the right job we'll travel further.
Talk to us about your trees