Panorama Instructions: Click on the
panorama, and press the keyboard Spacebar to view Hotspots (click them
for tree info), press the "A" key to zoom in, "Z" to
zoom out. To pan around, left click the mouse and drag.
The stand shown here occupies part of the same
Montgomery County VA ridgetop as seen in the last panorama, and is
approximately the same age. This stand has been well-managed. A harvest
was done about 15 years ago to remove many of the weaker, less desirable
trees. The better quality trees have been able to grow unencumbered
and as you pan around, you will see many medium and high quality sawtimber trees.
These are worth much more money. Additionally, the species seen is
mainly white
oak, a much longer-lived species, which is also more desirable
for wildlife.
This stand has been managed in a sustainable manner,
and it has the possibility to provide its owner significant monetary
value in the future, in addition to the wildlife and aesthetic benefits
it is currently providing.
* Growth data represented here is based on one prism
point sample within the harvested stand. Monetary data is based on 2003
dollars and timber values. Actual payments to landowners are generally
50% of gross payments, but vary widely with distance to mills, terrain,
harvest size, etc.
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