This provides open spaces that soon will be filled by young trees. Even-aged management is a growth and harvest cycle. Periodically, a portion of a forest is harvested with most trees removed. Some trees may be left to benefit wildlife or improve the scenery, but this is still the most visually dramatic harvest style. The openings created in a forest may be disturbing when first viewed, but regeneration begins immediately and is a quick rebuilder.
Young trees regenerate from seeds, stump and root sprouts, or from plantings.
As trees grow, the recent harvest becomes less noticeable. The trees grow rapidly. In a few years, the area will begin to appear more like the surrounding forest. Uneven-aged management creates a forest with three or more aged classes of trees. Properly managed, the area will always contain large, medium and small trees.