I have a about 15 acres of land behind my house that I would like to burn, mainly to clean up brush. It is about an 8 year old clearcut naturally regrown thick with a few spots of random mature (30"+ DBH loblollies and water oaks) timber. There is also a 500 square foot patch of bamboo that I'd like gone. I'd like to keep from killing the few mature trees and kill off the 2-3" sweet gums, chinaberries, and mimosas on the edges.

The property is bordered by a road on one side, so I'm limited on basically one wind direction allowing me to burn due to smoke management.

Is my best bet an early growing season burn in mid March (or later) my best option? It would be an ordeal to hack and squirt all of the undesirables, especially when the desired timber makes up a very minimal portion of the land.