Forestry M-Z

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Across
  1. 1. dead standing trees, often with tops broken off
  2. 3. saplings or smaller trees that are bent over by a larger felled tree
  3. 4. Any nut, seed or fruit
  4. 6. a measure of site quality for a given tree species or group of trees
  5. 7. used to designate all coniferous species
  6. 10. usually large in size, limby, and poorly formed with little commercial value
  7. 11. removal of diseased, damaged, overmature, or undesirable trees
  8. 12. the process by which young stands of desirable trees are freed from the competition of undesirable trees that threaten them
  9. 14. value of standing, uncut trees
  10. 15. removing overstory trees releasing established regeneration
  11. 18. uncut, remaining trees
  12. 19. removing trees in a mature stand so as to effect permanent opening of its canopy. Also an even-aged management technique
  13. 21. Refers to forest products which can be harvested and sold
  14. 22. trees that are less than 3 feet tall
  15. 23. a group of trees occupying a certain area
  16. 24. a young tree less than 4 inches in DBH
  17. 26. cuttings which are aimed primarily at controlling the growth of stands through adjustments in stand density
  18. 27. forest distinguished by timber
  19. 28. wood cut primarily to manufacture paper
  20. 29. a forest or stand composed of intermingling trees that differ greatly in age
  21. 30. the tops, branches, and defective/nonmerchantable parts of trees left on the ground after logging, pruning, thining, or brush cutting
  22. 31. Forest stands occupied by a mixture of softwood and hardwood trees
  23. 33. density of tree growth in the stand
  24. 34. a DBH size class representing trees that are between 4 and 10 inches in DBH
  25. 36. a forest in which softwood tree species comprise at least 75% of the stocking
  26. 39. removal of some trees in a stand to increase growing space
  27. 40. a ephemeral body of water that fills in the spring and holds water for up to 10 days
Down
  1. 2. the disturbance of the forest floor to expose areas of mineral soil
  2. 3. a location on a woodlot where tree measurements and other pertinent information is recorded
  3. 5. seedlings from natural seeding
  4. 8. (begins with O) trees with crowns entirely below the general level of the crown cover
  5. 9. removal of all trees within designated small areas in the harvest area
  6. 11. removal of single trees
  7. 13. a log large enough to permit production of lumber or other products by sawing
  8. 16. the removal of trees either as single scattered individuals or in small groups
  9. 17. the portion of trees in a forest that form the upper crown
  10. 19. the theory and practice of controlling forest establishment, composition, and growth
  11. 20. removal of a portion of tree limbs, branches, or tops to improve tree form, shape or health
  12. 25. four basic components of habitat are food, water, cover, and space
  13. 32. when young forest trees are produced naturally from the seed of mature trees
  14. 35. the age at which the timber stand is considered ready for harvesting under the approved management plan
  15. 36. a system of management that requires the removal of the mature timber in a series of cuttings over a period of time
  16. 37. the removal of all plants competing with a crop species
  17. 38. the ability of the root system of a tree to withstand wind pressure