For many Kiwi farmers and lifestyle block owners, a small forestry block is a long-term investment. Whether you have planted Radiata pine, Redwood, Eucalyptus, Macrocarpa, Lucitanica, Blackwood or a mixture of species, those trees represent land, time and future potential. But planting trees is only the beginning. As a forestry block grows, the trees compete for sunlight, water and nutrients. Without appropriate management, overcrowding, poor tree form and unnecessary lower b