Penn Forestry Company, Inc.

07/04/2026

06/10/2026

Are you currently walking through your woods and seeing a lot of dead or dying trees. Signs of dead or dying trees can include; brown leaves hanging on from the previous year, branch tip dieback, large dead branches, no leaves on the branches, or curled or discolored leaves. If dead or dying trees are harvested in a timely manner, they can still retain most or some of their value. But within a few years of dying, the value of the trees begin to decrease rapidly.

If you are interested in having an evaluation of your woodland, feel free to reach out to our office.

04/14/2026

Have you ever seen a cluster of trees real close together and wonder why that is? Below in the images is a cluster of basswood trees that are growing in a close circle. This happens for a reason. When certain tree species are cut down, they can resprout from the stump, or in other words send up new shoots. Often, a stump will send up numerous sprouts. If multiple sprouts survive, they will be seen growing in a circle like the ones in the photos. Species that commonly stump sprout are oaks, red maple, black cherry, tulip poplar, aspen, basswood, and birch. When planning for a timber harvest, we look for the presence of these species. Having these species present will help with getting good native regeneration and the next forest stand.

If you have any interest in doing a timber harvest or having a free evaluation of your forest, feel free to contact us.

01/16/2026

Calling all hunters.

Did you sit in your deer stand and wonder how you could improve the wildlife habitat on your property? We may have a solution for you. There are multiple ways that timber harvesting, thinning, or other operations can improve wildlife habitat. By thinning a stand you can increase the sunlight to the forest floor which can allow for more regeneration and tree growth. This will help to create early successional habitat that wildlife need to survive. Creating patches of early successional habitat also creates edges in the forest. Edge habitat is often used as travel corridors for wildlife and can be used to help define movement. By laying out harvest boundaries in certain orientations or relationships to one another, it can help increase connectedness across the landscape.

The pictures show case a recent clear cut we helped to administer on a client's property. The maps show the layouts of multiple small clear cuts on the same property. This helps to show how the layout and design can be beneficial.

If you are wondering about the possibilities of improving your wildlife habitat, feel free to contact us.