WorksheetsForestry - Growth Physiology & Canopy Crown Class
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 13mins
Put these in order from shortest to tallest
Seedling
Sapling
Pole
Sawtimber
Snag
Put these in order from shortest to tallest
herbaceous vegetation
understory
intermediate
codominant
dominant
How are these trees primarily getting light and energy?
Dominant
top and sides
CoDominant
top
Intermediate
top - but barely
mostly filtered light
Understory
only filtered light
duff
doesn't even need light
What two factors most affect tree growth?
temperature
photoperiod
nutrients
water
space
Match the following
seedling
DBH 1
sapling
DBH 3
small pole
DBH 5-8
large pole
DBH 8-12
sawtimber
DBH 12 and up
During the winter, trees are
not growing at all
photosynthesizing
growing in the root area
dead
hibernating
blueberries
briars
ferns
baby trees
saplings
dogwood
sassafras
trees that started growing later
trees that would be bigger with more light
trees that have been there the longest
trees with superior genetics
trees that get more water & nutrients
trees that are waiting for another tree to fail
What is included in DUFF?
recognizable dead stuff
leaf litter
crumbley stuff
soil
inorganic material
Label the crown classes
Dominant
intermediate
understory
codominant
What is a good identifying difference between shrubs and trees?
height
diameter
number of stems
leaf shape
