FORESTRY
FOREST POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
Question
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Selective Cutting
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Controlled Burn
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Thinning
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Clear Cutting
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thinning is a term used in agricultural sciences to mean the removal of some plants, or parts of plants, to make room for the growth of others. Selective removal of parts of a plant such as branches, buds, or roots is typically known as pruning.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thinning is the process of removing individual trees from a forest to reduce the woodland density. Through removing poorer quality trees, growth is focused on the stronger remaining trees.
Detailed explanation-3: -The act of removing (thinning) particular rows of trees in a forest or plantation, for example every fifth row.
Detailed explanation-4: -Crown thinning is the process of removing select branches to thin out the fullness of the tree. With proper techniques, thinning creates a balanced crown structure without altering the shape or size of the tree. It also reduces the weight on heavy limbs and removes dead, weak, overreaching or duplicated branches.