[oneshot 1]

In our Timber have Cedars about 12' tall. I burnt this and smaller stuff got burnt and killed and Bigger Cedar Trees just bottom part got burnt.

I'm thinking if I cut the burnt off the Bigger Trees this will make them better. Right?

Ok I already hear negatives on Cedars but they grow well, bushy and Green year round, this is what I really like and yes I have some Pines but they don't do well as Cedars.

oneshot

The Big Grin likes shade.

 

[Mailman]

Cedars grow where others won't. I'd trim off the dead part.

 

[DCoates]

It all depends on what you're trying to do. Timber, forage, cover? Timber value? Cedar is next to useless. Forage? Cedar offers next to nothing except a tiny amount winter fiber and cedar berries for birds. It keeps anything from growing underneath too. Cover? If the understory branches have been burned there's no cover.

Personally, the big ones hold no value on my land and I go after them accordingly. Cut down on their sides as they dry for a controlled burn? There's side cover and understory forbs will kick up once the sunlight hits the forest floor. The small ones offer some side cover but I don't protect them when burning.

 

[bajabill]

I think you killed your cedar. Keep up the good work.

 

[bajabill]

first time we burned this area that had become thick with cedars, much larger than 12'.

Within about a month, all were brown (perceived to be dead), and then the TSI made sure of it.