Silviculture II Finales

Cutting done in a forest past the Sapling stage.

What is improvement cutting?

Answer explanation

An intermediate treatment made in a stand to improve composition and quality by removing undesirable trees.

Trees removed in Improvement cutting

• Inferior species

• Badly formed trees

• Over mature trees

• Seriously injured by biotic agencies

• All of the above

Are tall, straight, and defect free. Good for both timber and wildlife.

Are knotty, limby, and crooked. Perhaps good but for wildlife only.

A standing dead tree from which the leaves and most of the branches have fallen, with the height of 6 meters or more.

A standing dead tree from which the leaves and most of the branches have fallen, with the height of less than 6 meters.

Cutting done past or not past the Sapling stage.

What is thinning?

Answer explanation

It is an intermediate treatment made to reduce stand density to improve growth, and enhance forest health.

What is the purpose of thinning?

Answer explanation

To regulate the distribution of growing space for the advantage of the existing crop.