Diego Falcon

Thanks Alan! Good to know that there are plants able to tolerate the juglone. Forming a relationship with some arborist sounds like a great way to get familiar with tree felling

Wow thanks Josh! Certainly a perspective I had not considered especially, taking into account how managed the forests have been. It'd definitely be my goal to create more biomass. Which in turn would create more biodiversity? I guess getting into the ethics of things has gotten into my head when it comes to trying to have minimal impact on the already established growth. Yours and everyone else's response has certainly helped me see things less rigidly. I've never cut a tree down before, but I'd like to believe in my sense of caution and after seeing some videos on the process it doesn't seem too difficult. So we'll see how things go.

Good to know! Was not aware of walnuts being an issue, that dang juglone! I've been debating whether or not to get some certification on tree felling to do it myself.

Thank you all for the input!

Thanks for the welcome! I'm very excited to have found this forum. Mostly Poplar with a handful of walnut and oak, maybe a hickory or ash. From what I've been told there seems to be a few dead elm. If it called for it I believe thinning out some trees would be a good opportunity for new growth

Later this year my wife and I will be moving to her childhood home on about an acre of land in the Chester Springs county area of Pennsylvania and beginning our permiculture journey. A good portion of this land is occupied by trees. My initial thought was to clear out trees, but as I've imbedded myself into permiculture thought and practice I understand that this would go against many principles. So now I ask what experience anyone else has had in a similar situation trying to fit edible food within an already established forest
Thanks!