An additional wrinkle that may affect a rural homeowner's plans to keep an abandoned field open through infrequent mowing is that certain shrub and tree species respond very aggressively to cutting, and in a single season can put up enough new woody growth to overwhelm the available machinery, forcing you to resort to chainsaws and treat stumps with herbicides. If you've already got species like black locust or autumn olive present, you could be setting yourself up for a real struggle.
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