Question

discuss methods of harvesting agroforestry trees.

Answer 1

• pruning - removal of branches from the lower part of the tree crown. Reduce shade and improve the quality of the trunk. Branches removed through pruning are used as fodder and as a source of fuel. Done towards the end of dry season to avoid damage to other crops
• lopping – removal of branches of trees in a haphazard manner.
• pollarding – cutting of all the branches and top part of a tree. it provides fodder and wood for fuel and other uses
• coppicing – cutting of the whole tree abut 30 cm above the ground new growth sprout from the tree stump provide fodder, wood and mulching materials
• thinning -cutting down of some tress to avoid overcrowding fuel wood, poles and fodder common practice in woods lots.