Bob Ross Cutting Down Happy Little Trees

[@m8s4lif]

It's not everyone who is concerned about their logs as much as you are. That poor log that didn't have a friend, and you went and got it one. Truly a kind man. Now you will have a happy forest. {And a healthier one.}

[@DavidSauer-l5n]

Great video and especially the topic! I completely agree with your philosophy! I spent a number of years working in the midwest and was shocked at the number of people back there that believe the western forest are all logged off by the horrible timber industry! Keep up the forest education, we all need to hear it!

[@WilsonForestLands]

Thanks for the comment and input. I don’t always know if people want the education or just want to watch things get cut down and cut up. The feedback is helpful.

[@Peter-od7op]

Im from east coast amazing how different things are. I have a ? In the old days did fire take care of these small trees from starting?

[@karlrovey]

_cuts down tree_ Now that we have a tree down, we need to give him a friend. _cuts down another tree_

[@fredbuck8800]

Enjoy watching your videos, down to earth information, without all the extra bs, keep up the good content.

[@edwinlikeshistractor8521]

I love your forestry 101 videos, please continue. I have about 7 acres of trees and you have already taught me so much. Also, who needs wedges when you can get Bob Ross to just push the trees over.

[@WilsonForestLands]

Yep, it’s always handy to have a Bob Ross around. I appreciate your comment, it’s always good to have encouragement.

[@lpeterman]

The choosing and felling aspect of thinning takes little time; the cleanup, however... Ye gods. All the poison oak around the stumps makes me itch from here! That hung up and contrary Doug-fir (5:00 mark) gave me a wry chuckle. Seems most of mine do that, and I have to take, um, measures to get them on the ground. Thankfully, the hundreds of hazel copses slow the fall... The pesky winged insect buzzing your face at the end reminds me that "Flies gotta fly" and as Groucho once said: "Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana." Cheers from Linn County

[@WilsonForestLands]

I am fortunate that I don’t get poison oak very much. If I could find a market for it, I would be set. When trees are thick like this, they don’t always have the right set up to go down the direction I want them to go down. In this case either leaning the wrong direction, or having a couple bent over oak trees for them to land on in the only open spot available for them to land. “fruit flies like a banana” I like it.

[@cascademtman5901]

I like your videos because you actually do something instead of standing in your driveway splitting delivered logs! I cut on a 640 acre private forest deep in the Cascades. We don't mill any, some goes to firewood but most is piled and burnt in the fall. I know how much work it takes and I'm impressed with how good of a job you are doing with your land.

[@WilsonForestLands]

Thank you for the comment and the feedback. 640 acres deep in the Cascades, not sure it gets any better than that.

[@ar1701]

@@WilsonForestLands Question is it really better to add all that fuel to the forest floor? and ..... you remove the smaller but established trees, at some point you will harvest the big trees, and then? yup your land your rhyme your reason ...... but

[@WilsonForestLands]

You must have missed the video where I burned the fuel on the ground. The end of the video doesn’t mean the end of the project. I don’t plan on harvesting the larger trees. Even if I did, leaving these established Douglas fir to take their place would not be a good idea. In this area if you take the trees out that are shading the Douglas fir, the Douglas fir will sunscald. A lot of what I am doing is repairing the damage done from people long ago taking the larger trees and leaving the smaller ones. That works well in some area, not this place where Douglas first is highly susceptible to sunscald. You probably also missed the videos where I explained how Douglas fir don’t do well in that area. Best to take them out so trees that do well in that area can thrive. I’m going to ignore what appeared to be a snotty ending to your comment and pretend you are respectfully asking a question.

[@outsidewithstevep]

Love your videos. I think it's a compliment that people have compared you to Bob Ross.

[@WilsonForestLands]

I took it as a compliment and hoped this video wouldn’t be taken as being disrespectful to him. Thanks for the comment.

[@chowtimewithruss1411]

Great video

[@timberray9572]

It's ok to have a tree as a friend

[@WilsonForestLands]

If that’s the case, I definitely have a lot of friends.

[@timberray9572]

@@WilsonForestLands That was a Bob Ross quote.

[@southernadirondackoutdoors]

Good video Wilson, fun and educational. I've been doing thinning on our Beech that have beech bark disease. Even though they are native they are almost an invasive species and block out other species from growing.

[@WilsonForestLands]

Thanks Paul. Douglas fir can be the same way here. It is native but it’s growing in places where it shouldn’t be growing in such abundance. Because of that, they can be susceptible to bugs and disease.

[@L46C3]

hey there. It's Pete again. 105 soon to be acres. What is the smallest cc that will take you size bar and chain? I have a slight lower back issue and cutting in a standing position would help greatly. I'm guessing a 1978 031 is too small. Also, I see you 're running a 2 wheel tractor. How often are you stuck/LOL? I like the idea and price point. You're not concerned of the cable breaking? I see you do not distance yourself whit the cord..

[@geezerindawoods]

The bigger happy mommas like you and are grateful!!

[@JamesLeatherman]

You are definitely the Tim Blake Nelson of forestry.

[@michaelmckeag960]

So I’m not alone in being reminded of Bob Ross, but I’m not sure why.

[@gunterbecker8528]

With all u humour and approach in getting things done, u have become my favourite youtuber

[@andysmith8544]

How much clean up do you have to do, do you have to remove the foliage and small twiggy stuff for fire control, or are you able to leave it as organic matter to feed the floor? Here we break down treetops to increase ground contact which encourages rot (anything smaller than firewood size).

[@WilsonForestLands]

I meant to talk about that in the video but I forgot. In a lot of cases, I can just lop all the slash up with the chainsaw so it lays down low. I think similar to what you are describing. When it’s close to the ground it becomes less of a fire hazard and rots a lot faster. In this spot I plan on coming back after we get some rain and burn most of it. This is an extra nice part of the property and I want to clean it up and make it look nice. The ash from burning also adds nutrients in the soil. I will likely be doing videos about that this winter.

[@shimano2245]

This is amazing work I proud of how you came across with the kind of work you are doing and caring about the trees. Would you ever team up with bucking billy ray

[@WilsonForestLands]

Buckin Billy Ray seems a decent fellow, I would be open. It would be a lot more advantageous to me than it would be to him though, he has a much bigger channel than I do. Thank you for the comment.

[@lostpony4885]

I think it must be all the happy little trees

[@stevemario9807]

Your videos are just the best keep them coming Steve in Adirondacks

[@WilsonForestLands]

Thank you Steve, I appreciate the encouragement.

[@jasonscottsgreatoutdoors429]

Love your videos and information, let me preface with that. Question though. As a Midwest guy who has 12” to 36” saws, and switches a lot, when cutting smaller trees, why use a 70cc with a 32” bar? If it was me, I’d grab the 50 with a 20” bar or shorter to not lug the big saw around. Is it just comfort with what you’re used to? Again, no hate at all! Just asking!

[@PaulHodgson-gm6lg]

Nice stump!

[@JohnDoe-qg6hm]

I notice a lot of small diameter logs / big diameter branches on the ground in a lot of your videos. Looks like old slash or small logs that were just left too rot. They would still make firewood here in the UK. Why not collect them, dry them out and burn em ?

[@dennisworkmansr.714]

Maybe a video processing firewood?

[@WilsonForestLands]

I have done wood processing videos, mostly last summer. But stay tuned, we will be dealing with this firewood in an upcoming video. And probably more at the coast property later this summer.

[@dennisworkmansr.714]

@@WilsonForestLands Thanks for your response

[@davesteier-xf5lh]

Best Bizzaro World ever

[@yohell]

Why did you fall the trees on each other? Not sure that makes them happier?

[@adelarsen9776]

Thinning forests is important. Forestry is sustainable.

[@abrogard]

couldn't understand why you didn't knock down that thin severely leaning thing all the time you were doing that falling. doesn't your forest get full of stumps after a few years?

[@allenandmain]

Kinda sound like Henry Fonda

[@grizz2702]

Should do a video of what it's really like to do the work you do ....all the walking dragging the cables out ..brush cleanup ...stacking firewood...you know...all the mundane stuff nobody wants to see that is 90 percent of the work.... nevermind... people won't watch that part lol cheers ...but if anybody could make that into a video that was watchable it would be you

[@WilsonForestLands]

Hmm, now I’m trying to think of good video ideas for doing all that. Thanks Grizz, that was kind of you to say.

[@ourv9603]

Who's Bob Ross? !

[@WilsonForestLands]

A guy who had a popular show about painting. A Google search could explain him better than I could.

[@snickersberet4792]

I just don't see the Bob Ross connection. I see you as more of a Bruce Dern that would've never ever shot John Wayne in the back.. happy sawing!

[@WilsonForestLands]

I don’t really see the Bob Ross connection either. It’s just what they tell me, mostly over on KZbin shorts. I will have to look up Bruce Dern, not familiar with him.