A shot like this is not something you will ever see at the time. Our brains and eyes don't see in terms of minutes and hours. We also cannot see at the time as much detail as the camera will pick up on a long exposure.
To achieve a picture like this you have to see it in your mind's eye before hand.
There are some tricks that you can use. Experience will help you to judge the things that will appear in a long exposure. For the stars you should be able to find the North Star or Southern Cross. The stars will spiral around this point and you can design the composition to feature this with a little forethought. This picture is also assisted by the leading lines from the tree trunks. Taking the picture with a very wide angle lens has helped to create the impression that all the trees are aimed at some distant point.
The technical details are not nearly as important.
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