Thinning is important for plants to grow well but in the beginning competing with other plants can make your seedlings more vigorous. Ultimately though plants will need to be thinned. As plants grow they compete for resources and this can weaken them and hurt your harvests.

Why is thinning an important process?

Why thin? Periodic thinning ensures that evenly spaced quality trees have the best growing conditions. Thinning increases the stem volume of these favoured trees over time, reduces the time to final felling and can provide an interim income.

What is the benefit of thinning?

Proper spacing and thinning can reduce overcrowding and relieve tree stress. This helps maintain the health and vigor of your forest. Thinning can reduce fire hazards, generate revenue, and increase the value of remaining trees.