#Repost from @ryerbecker . Cut-to-length (CTL) is a timber harvesting technique where felling and processing of trees into log lengths is done at the stump, in the woods. This is different from whole tree harvests where trees are felled and extracted as tree lengths to a roadside or landing to be processed into logs. - Whole tree operations, with equipment including bunchers, skidders, and roadside processors, are the most common logging method used in Idaho and much of the western United Stated