Management of Gunns plantations
Hi guys,
We purchased some land down here in Tassie a few months back and it contains roughly 100 acres of Gunns plantations. It was planted 5 years ago and is due to be harvested in another 10 years.
Given that it's all up in the air- does anyone have any advice on what to do with it. As far as I am aware, we're contractually obligated to leave it alone, however given that the harvest date is so far away, I'm under the impression that the liquidators will sell off the plots that are coming up for harvest in the next few years and will cut and run before ours comes to maturity.
We have issues, in that it's a fire hazard and that in 10 years we'll probably be left with trees that no one wants because they're only good for chips, or they haven't been maintained and they're full of weeds and other plants.
Does anyone know if there is a way for us to do any kind of maintenance in the mean time that will a) reduce the risk of fire, and b) allow us to have trees of even a little quality that might be worth something in the future?
We're also keen in finding out more about maintaining the rest of the land- does anyone know of any good native forestry management books or resources?
Thanks.