The two photos shown below, depicting the Superior Nut Company Carbon-Offest Forest No. 5, were taken exactly 1 ½ years apart: the first was taken October 2007; the second was taken on May 2009. Lining the road are super-fast growing RTT Deglupta hybrids, planted to facilitate early harvest by felling into the road. Farther to [...]
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19 Jan
Pruning Superior Nut Forest No. 3
RTT is starting to prune the five-and-a-half-year-old Klinkii trees in the Superior Nut Company Carbon-Offest Forest #5. As an initial test, RTT’s forester pruned 20 of the trees with a saw. The cuttings can be seen on the forest floor, below. RTT’s aim is to prune the trees without damaging their bark. This is important [...]
8 Jun
Superior Nut Company Carbon-Offset Forest #4
A VIEW ON JUNE 4, 2007 OF SUPERIOR #4 CARBON-OFFSET FOREST JUST AFTER THE LINES OF TREES HAVE BEEN CLEANED This 1-year, 10-month old forest, a mixture of Klinkii and Mahogany trees, has just been cleaned by the crew of the participating Tournon farm. In the foreground are examples of these two species of fast-growing [...]
