Coillte needs to spruce things up

I READ with great interest Alannah Hopkins’ article in your 'County' supplement of Oct 1 on Coillte's plans to begin tree-felling at Shippool Wood in Innishannon. I have no problem with this.

Coillte needs to spruce things up

My problem with Coillte is on two fronts. First they want to fell all trees, young and old, in one part of the forest. That is wrong.

Selective logging of older trees will allow younger trees of 20 to 30 years old to flourish, bulk up and produce a great deal of biomass, while a young sampling should be planted to replace the mature tree which has just been felled.

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