Forest beard

This article deals with the meaning in forest work, forest beard is also an old name for real meadowsweet .

Forest beard on the trunk of a felled spruce

In forestry , the frayed edge of the hinge that remains on the trunk of a felled tree is referred to as the forest beard . These are pieces of wood that are torn from the stick when the tree is felled. The forest beard is removed in the course of the subsequent work-up of the trunk, as are the roots . The appearance of a forest beard on the hinge is usually an indication of a good and safe felling technique .

literature

• Erlbeck, Haseder , Stinglwagner : The Cosmos Forest and Forest Lexicon . Kosmos-Verlag, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-440-07511-7 .