"it depends" is an answer that goes against my black & white nature, but I had feeling it was a pretty appropriate response in this case. as it stands, I believe the worst of the trees are those "20 year" trees that you are talking about. as of now I would like to be on the land for a long time, closer to the 50 number than the five. personally I would like to tackle this problem when it will require the least cost, equipment, and manpower.
would I be correct in assuming that you are electing to tackle the problem now and be proactive as opposed to waiting?
thanks for the link. I will take a look and see if I think it can help me solve this problem. I hope you will keep me posted on how your approach works out.