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User: Joe Simmons

Created on: 2026-03-19

Observation Date 2026-03-18

Comment:
Harvest on KBS GLBRC BCSE Site G8 poplar trees. Order of harvest for G8 plots: Rep 5 and 3 harvested on March 18, 2026. Reps 4 and 1 were harvested on March 19, 2026. Reps 2 was harvested on March 20, 2026. Trees were removed and weighed from Rep 5 on March 18, 2026. Trees were removed and weighed from Reps 3 and 4 on March 19, 2026. Trees were removed and weighed from Reps 2 and 1 on March 23, 2026. K.J. Kettler, Mickey Trimmer, and Sam from the Michigan State University Kellogg Forest harvested the G8 poplar tree. Trees were cut/harvested with chainsaw. Because of reduced labor and slow tree growth (or no tree grow) from the new planting in 2019 harvest the micro-plots were never fertilized with N fertilizer. i.e. the trees never reached the growth stage that would have been optimal to apply N fertilizer so we never applied the N fertilizer to the tree micro-plots. The first row on both the north and south side being removed first to eliminate edge effect and the first row on the east and west sides were removed to eliminate edge effect. Entire plot area was combined in to one plot weight for each plot. Bundles of trees were removed from the plots with the JD 7420a loader tractor. Trees were fed through a wood chipper. The wood biomass was chopped in to the GNUSE 12 ton forage wagon. The GNUSE wagon is equipped with load cells so that it can weigh biomass in the field directly on the wagon. Wet grab samples were collected and placed in the Grieve plant drier to determine percent moisture in the wood biomass. After cutting trees stumps were treat with Roundup to prevent poplar for regrowing.

Areas:
G8

Observation Type:
Harvest

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