Managing power-line corridor vegetation

Abstract

Using data collected from N Kentucky power-line corridors, the long-term effects of repeated cutting on woody plant communities were assessed. Repeated cutting favors dominance by black locust Robinia pseudoacacia and white ash Fraxinus americana while other species with dramatically different shade tolerances and life histories also persist. Although repeated cutting is not a successful method of inhibiting tree regeneration, it may have some utility depending on management goals and other types of management techniques used in combination with cutting. -from Author