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