New to Hinge Cutting

[Lcarabine]

Hi, I just joined this forum and would like to learn all I can about hinge cutting. I have read that trees should be cut in winter. I have read you can cut any time in winter when sap is down and have also read you should only cut in late winter when sap is rising and it is warmer.
We do not have a lot of time to cut this winter and I would like to start now. Will the hinge cut trees live or will they snap off because of the cold. Do I simply wait for a day above freezing to cut. I want to create cover but want the tree to live as well. I mostly have white ash, sugar maple, soft maple, and hickory.
Thanks, I hope you can advise me and get me started, and I am sure to have other questions.

 

[Hardwood11]

Hi, I just joined this forum and would like to learn all I can about hinge cutting. I have read that trees should be cut in winter. I have read you can cut any time in winter when sap is down and have also read you should only cut in late winter when sap is rising and it is warmer.
We do not have a lot of time to cut this winter and I would like to start now. Will the hinge cut trees live or will they snap off because of the cold. Do I simply wait for a day above freezing to cut. I want to create cover but want the tree to live as well. I mostly have white ash, sugar maple, soft maple, and hickory.
Thanks, I hope you can advise me and get me started, and I am sure to have other questions.

Dbltree corner on hinge cutting...read up! Ash, and maple should have some timber value, I would take that into consideration first!

 

[LoessHillsArcher]

Ash, and maple should have some timber value, I would take that into consideration first!

Yes, talking to a forester before cutting is a good idea.

You brought up a good point on hinging... if you do it when it is too cold the trees are likely to snap and not peal which defeats the purpose of hinge cutting trees.