Database

Cut trees with thick branches and crowns

Habitat	Function	Type of work
Forest	High-quality timber	Pre-commercial thinning

Forests need to be renewed and managed in ways that ensure their long-term sustainability and productivity, as well as rapid carbon sequestration and high quality timber.

Description of the action

During thinning, cut “wolves,” i.e., trees with very wide crowns and thick branches. Often in pine and spruce forests, these are some fast-growing deciduous trees (e.g., aspen, birch), but also some pines in pine forests.

Why?

Wolf trees occupy large growing areas and begin to whip neighboring trees in middle-aged stands, damaging them and reducing overall forest productivity and reserves.