Across
- 7. Well-managed forests last forever and involve: plant, grow, fell, plant, grow, fell.
- 8. The process of cutting down trees, an element of the task of logging.
- 10. A perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves.
- 11. A young plant, especially one raised from seed and not from a cutting.
- 13. To trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth.
- 16. The process by which some organisms replace or restore lost or amputated body parts.
- 17. It's an essential step before growing crops or sowing a seed.
- 18. Putting (a seed, bulb, or plant) in the ground so that it can grow.
- 20. Partial removal of trees is used for a variety of commercial and non-commercial purposes.
Down
- 1. The growing and cultivation of trees.
- 2. A factory in which logs are sawn into planks or boards by machine.
- 3. A complex ecological system in which trees are the dominant life-form.
- 4. To put a seed in the earth.
- 5. The movement of air, caused by the uneven heating of the Earth
- 6. An engineering discipline comprising the production of forest products, such as pulp and paper, or construction materials.
- 9. Any dead, woody plant material, including logs, branches, standing dead trees, and root wads.
- 12. The process of increasing in size.
- 14. The development of a plant from a seed or spore after a period of dormancy.
- 15. The geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.
- 19. The organic and inorganic materials on the surface of the earth that provide the medium for plant growth.
