Silviculture #1

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Any tree that is selected to become a component of a future commercial harvest

Trees with crowns extending into the lower portion of the main canopy of even aged stands or, in uneven aged stands, into the lower portion of the canopy formed by the tree's immediate neighbors, but shorter in hieght than the codominates.

The sybiotic association between certain fungi and plant roots which enhances the uptake of water and nutrients

The cutting of trees comprising an upper canopy layer in order to release trees or other vegetation in an understory

Trees with crowns completley above the general level of the main canopy recieving full light from above and from all sides.

A standard height from ground level for recording diameter, girth or basal area of a tree, generally 4.5 feet

Establishment of a Forest or stand in an area not recently forested

A tree between the size of a sapling and a mature tree.