CHESTNUT IN TENNESSEE. 

 Quality I. Quality II. 



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Quality III. 



Unthinned second-growth stands should not be cut clean for 

 ties, since the ultimate yield of ties from such a stand can be 

 increased by cutting only trees which have reached a diameter 

 large enough to give a high yield of ties per tree. Cutting in stands 

 within easy hauling distance of a shipping point should not take 

 place until the largest trees are 16 inches in diameter, breast high, 

 at which time all trees of 15 and 16 inches should be removed. Cut- 

 tings can be repeated at intervals of a few years, removing each 

 time only the trees of these diameters. This assures an average 

 yield of five ties per tree in quality 1 ; more than three in quality 

 2; and nearly three in quality 3. When the third cutting is made 

 it is desirable to cut clean in order to secure an approximately even- 

 aged stand of sprouts. If cutting is continued for too long, not 

 only is the stand converted into an uneven-aged one, but the sprouts 

 from many of the chestnut stumps die on account of the shade, 

 resulting in a large increase in the young stand of oak, maple, 

 beech, sourwood, and other tolerant species which seed abundantly. 

 While the trees removed should be as evenly distributed as their 

 sizes will permit, it is desirable to retain the trees of seedling origin 

 until the last cutting. In making cuttings of this kind great care 

 must be exercised in the last cuttings not to break down the sprouts 

 which have already appeared. 



When stands are situated at a distance from transportation 



