230 SLASH DISPOSAL 



Lopping of tops is not suitable due to the relatively large 

 amount of slash on the area. 



Cuttings under the Seed Tree Method. — The area is left 

 quite bare with relatively few trees scattered singly or in 

 groups. There are not enough of these seed trees to make 

 impracticable the use of broadcast burning. The expense 

 of the operation will be increased by the necessity of clearing 

 the slash away from the seed trees and in burning over the 

 area more carefully. Otherwise what has been said of cuttings 

 under the clearcutting method applies for the seed tree 

 method. 



Cuttings under the Shelterwood Method. — Broadcast burn- 

 ing is impracticable as it would result in destruction of re- 

 production and probably of some of the mature trees remain- 

 ing on the area after all but the final cutting. Piling, lopping 

 or pulling tops are available. Where the method is inten- 

 sively applied the slash may be so small in quantity as to re- 

 quire no disposal. If the stand is of open character and the 

 site in need of protection even large tops may be dragged 

 away from the standing trees and left intact. The slash fre- 

 quently is not too heavy to admit of lopping and scattering, 

 so as not to interfere with reproduction. This has the ad- 

 vantage of not requiring the use of fire, which is apt to injure 

 reproduction already started and the remaining mature stand. 



The lopped trees may form an impediment to the start and 

 development of reproduction; in which case piling and burning 

 either as the logging proceeds or separately is advisable. Care 

 is necessary to conduct the burning without injury to repro- 

 duction and mature trees. 



Cuttings under the Selection Method. — Where single tree 

 selection is used the amount of slash in any one place is small. 

 Lopping the tops without scattering fits the situation, par- 

 ticularly as single tree selection is likely to be used on protec- 



