DENDROLOGY

TREE IDENTIFICATION

CHARACTERISTICS USED FOR TREE IDENTIFICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is meant by ‘felling’?
A
A tree falling over naturally
B
A tree losing its leaves
C
A tree being cut down
D
Running away from a tree?
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Felling involves cutting a standing tree and dropping it in the place you want it. Limbing is the removal of the branches from either standing or downed trees. Bucking is the process of cutting a downed tree into appropriate lengths.

Detailed explanation-2: -’Tree felling’ is another term for removing a tree. Specifically, it is used to describe the purposeful removal of a tree by cutting it in a way that forces it to fall down – hence ‘felling.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bioeconomy. Volume of all trees that are felled during a given period, whether or not they are removed from the forest. Felling is the process of downing individual trees. European Commission, JRC, Biomass production, supply, uses and flows in the European Union.

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