Another oak rescue

Some work for the bowsaw was discovered this a.m. while brush cutting.  A tremendous young oak needed some help.  We all know paper birch is a sublime species, but they are a dime a million out here.  So three of them were dropped to help this shaded oak -- bending slightly right a bit to the right of center in the pictures.  The crown space for the oak is wide open.  Hopefully she'll make good use of it for about 250 years.  This spot is north of the house by about 300 feet, in the last terrace, a relatively flat area before the big north slope starts.

Before

After

Much of the biomass in the 3 deceased paper birches will live on in the wood stove.  About 25 feet of length went up the hill to a cutting pile.