A stand in which three or more distinct age classes occupy approximately equal areas and provide a balanced distribution of diameter classes. A treatment designed to free young trees from undesirable, usually overtopping, competing vegetation. Trees, pole-sized or larger, retained after the regeneration period under the Clearcutting, Seed Tree, Shelterwood, or Coppice Methods. The removal of dead trees or trees being damaged or killed by injurious agents other than competition, to recover value that would otherwise be lost. A tree, usually young, that is larger than a seedling but smaller than a pole.
Size varies by region.
The art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests and woodlands. Silviculture entails the manipulation of forest and woodland vegetation in stands and on landscapes to meet the diverse needs and values of landowners and society on a sustainable basis. A planned process whereby a stand is tended, harvested, and re-established. A classification of site quality, usually expressed in terms of ranges of dominant tree height at a given age or potential mean annual increment at culmination. A hand or mechanized manipulation of a site designed to enhance the success of regeneration.