Latest battle in Birch-Softwood War

Some time was spent today in another spot with way too many trees crowding each other out. Something had to be done to resolve the intense competition between yellow/paper birches and some softwoods, mainly balsam fir. As this latest brush cutting before/after shows, the good guys won again, thanks to the power of the Stihl FS 250 and the 8-inch saw blade.

The picture looks to the north, so the conifers in the distance won't bother the birches that just gained lots of more room to grow and absorb sunlight. Maybe our small chainsaw will execute the remaining larger conifers at a later date.