If you plan to regenerate oaks when a mixed hardwood stand is harvested, then remember these alternatives. If advance oak regeneration is adequate, the stand may be harvested by clearcutting or group selection. If regeneration is not adequate you have three options. First, you can conduct a shelterwood harvest. Begin by eliminating understory competition, remove undesirable seed producers, reduce crown cover by means of the shelterwood harvest, then clearcut when advance regeneration is adequate. A second option is to wait for a good acorn crop, then immediately after the acorns drop, harvest by clearcutting or group selection and scarify the site. The third option is to plant oak seedlings in conjunction with a shelterwood harvest, clearcut or group selection.