OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

Detailed explanation-1: -Plantation forests are the best example of even-aged stands, as often they are created using seedlings or clones from a common set of parents. The planted trees are all the same age since they are planted at the same time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Even‐aged silviculture is a set of silvicultural treatments that favor the regrowth of a stand dominated by trees that are mostly of the same age. Uneven‐aged silviculture is a set of silvicultural treatments that favor regrowth of at least three age classes (Helms, 1998).

Detailed explanation-3: -Uneven-aged structure means a stand has three or more age classes. This type of structure is a result of increasing species, age-and size-class diversity within a stand. Different species grow at different rates, and a distinct overstory canopy may no longer be recognizable.

Detailed explanation-4: -Uneven-age management in forestry refers to a system of management that periodically selects individual trees or small groups of trees for harvest. In general, the concept of uneven-age management entails the sustained yield of forest products while maintaining continuous forest cover.