ORIGINAL: bluebird2
This is what the Penn Sate School of Forestry has to say about regeneration in PA.
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Tree planting (artificial regeneration) generally is not
necessary in Pennsylvania. Through the use of
acceptable silvicultural practices, most of Pennsyl-
vania’s forests will regenerate naturally from seeds or
sprouts. Studies show that naturally regenerated trees
usually grow faster and survive better than planted
trees. However, trees may have to be planted to
reforest former strip mine sites, old fields, conifer
plantations, and areas where insects or diseases have
killed all the seed-producing trees.
Note, there is no mention of a problem of over browsing by deer!!!!
Classic Bluebird twisting of the facts. One lone paragraph does not give a representation of Penn State Forestry School's position on deer and regeneration and you know better. Their position has been that deer have a very large impact. For all we know, it's probably all through whatever report you clipped this little sound byte from
