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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 4226300" data-attributes="member: 5412">Before retiring from the Power Plant, we got word that there was going to be a startup company to remove, and process the eastern red cedar trees to be used as fuel in coal burning plants. It never happened as they don't produce the BTU's that coal does and the cost of processing them would force a rise in utility prices to cover the added expenses. Plus if they harvested and processed every eastern red cedar in Oklahoma, it would only provide fuel for less than a year. The project died. Eastern Red Cedar is one of the few species of trees that won't regrow if cut off below the lowest limb. Simple brush hogging for small trees in pastures is an effective and permanent solution, but I've seen ranches of thousands of acres grow into cedar jungles that won't support wildlife nor cattle. We had several dozen that got too big to mow on one of our farms. DRC458 and I went over there with some #2 lead shotshells and shot them off where they came out of the ground, then put the tops over the stump so a tire wouldn't go over it. 5 years later, zero ERC in that field. Our neighbor has over 10K acres. He is ruthless on preventing the cedar from taking over his place. It's a never ending job.</blockquote>