Any population includes individuals of all qualities, shapes, sizes and genetic makeup.
In our forest we would like to have trees that exhibit qualities which meet our management objectives. Each acre of land will support a certain amount of growth. On those acres we can grow thousands of small stems or hundreds of larger stems. Thinning is an excellent way to pick individual trees and encourage their growth and development. We can have better quality, quantity and more vigorous trees in a much shorter period of time.