Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services ( Fdacs) - FL
South Florida Slash 25/26 Timber Sale
south florida slash 25 26 timber sale area 1 is a 270 acre stagnant stand of 50 year old south florida slash pines which will be harvested primarily with operator select under the direct supervision of the forester in charge. a small portion of test plots do have the leave trees marked with white paint. marked trees should be left uncut and these plots should be used as a guide for harvesting the remaining area. the goal is to reduce the stand to 30 square feet of basal area per acre while creating seed tree clusters. a two 2 tree buffer of leave trees will remain on each side of the existing bike trail. area 2 is a third row thinning with operator select in two separate stands totaling 209 acres aged 15 years and 26 years. trees to be removed from the selection rows include diseased, damaged, defective, forked, and suppressed trees followed by a portion of the intermediate and co dominant trees to reach the desired basal area. the goal is to reduce the planted pines density to 50 square feet of basal area pe
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