Description

Hammering in irregular treatment

Silvicultural choices and related concepts

In irregular treatment, tree marking is the central operation, because it concentrates all the objectives, which come together in positioning and then maintaining the stands in a state of equilibrium, which enables them to produce and regenerate continuously.

In practice, irregular hammering is not an application of rules, standards or dogmas. The hammering instructions are imbued with simplicity and common sense, and favour observation, experience, the reversibility of choices, constant quality improvement and pragmatism. The approach is both precise and demanding, as each selection must be explained and justified.

In this book, the tree-hammering process is broken down into the different stages of observation and the technical elements needed to understand natural dynamics are detailed. For each technical element, the practical aspects associated with hammering are highlighted for ease of reading.