FORESTRY
SILVICULTURE
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high grading
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a regeneration cut
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rotation age
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A rotation of trees is the number of years between the establishment of an even-aged stand and the final harvest.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Glossary of technical terms of F.R. defines rotation as “The number of years lapses between the formation or regeneration of a crop and its harvest.” Society of American Foresters defines the rotation as “The period of years required to establish and grow timber crops to a specified conditions of maturity.” R.
Detailed explanation-3: -This chapter describes seven rotation age determination processes: the physical rotation age, the technical rotation age, the silvicultural rotation age, the maximum volume rotation age, the income generation rotation age, the economic rotation age, and the value growth rotation age.