Tour Stop 10 - dispersed retention
Last updated on September 3, 2024Opening size: 18.2 hectares
Summary description of key features
Silvicultural system: Dispersed retention
Treatment unit size: 18.2ha
Opening size: 18.2ha
Deferred areas: none
Retention structures objective: 40 trees dispersed per ha and 6ha of adjacent wildlife tree patches
Age structure: Two-aged
A view of the dispersed retention treatment at the following intervals:
Immediately after harvest:
Five years after harvest:
What is dispersed retention?
The dispersed retention system retains individual trees within the cutblock for the purpose of maintaining or protecting environmental values and structural diversity during at least one rotation. More than half the total area of the cutblock is within one tree-height from the base of a tree or the cutblock boundary. This study will examine windthrow and the spread of root disease from residual to regenerating trees, which are potential problems with this treatment.