Specifications include, but are not limited to: Stand 38 (PU 3) - Thin stand to an average of 70-90 BA. Focus on overmature, larger diameter stems, especially large red maple. Leave healthy beech and maintain a component of yellow birch and healthy cherry throughout stand. Leave some trees over 26" DBH. Remove all merchantable fir. Open up existing canopy gaps where adequate advanced regen (knee high regeneration of such as maple, birch, black cherry, basswood) is present and create new gaps in patches of suppressed advanced regen. Stand 39 (PU 4) - Cut all deciduous trees over 2" DBH and all conifers over 4" DBH. Place 3-10% retention in pockets focusing on immature stems and conifer patches. Retention can be internal or within the boundary. Treatment size may vary. Stand 40 (PU 1) - Thin stand to an average of 70-90 BA. Focus on over mature, larger diameter stems, especially large red maple. Leave healthy beech and maintain a component of yellow birch and cherry throughout stand. Leave any hemlock. Leave some trees over 26" DBH. Open up existing canopy gaps where adequate advanced regen (knee high regeneration of such as maple, birch, black cherry, basswood) is present and create new gaps in patches of suppressed advanced regen. Treatment size may vary. Stand 42 (PU 2) - Thin stand to 70-90 BA focusing on larger diameter, over mature stems. Leave any healthy beech. Leave some trees over 26" DBH. Remove all merchantable fir. Open up existing canopy gaps where adequate advanced regen (knee high regeneration of such as maple, birch, black cherry, basswood) is present and create new gaps in patches of suppressed advanced regen. Treatment size may vary
