Logging: Difference between revisions

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The above operations can be carried out by three different methods:

;Tree-length

:Trees are felled then delimbed and topped at the stump. The log is then transported roadsideto the landing, where it is bucked at a landing and loaded on a truck. This leaves the slash in the cut area.

;Full tree

:Trees are felled and transported roadside with top and limbs intact. The trees are then delimbed and bucked at the landing. This method can leave large piles of slash near the road. Full tree harvesting also refers to utilization of the entire tree including branches and tops.

;[[cut-to-length logging|Cut-to-length]]

:Trees are felled, delimbed, bucked, and sorted (pulpwood, sawlog, etc.) at the stump area leaving limbs and tops in the forest. Some falling is performed by [[harvesterHarvester]]s, which can fell the tree, [[delimbing|delimb]] and [[log bucking|buck]] it, and place the resulting logs in bunks to be brought to the landing by the [[forwarder]].

==Logging and forestry==