General Knowledge- Forestry

A woody plant which has a bole or trunk of at least 8ft which is well defined

• Conifer

• Tree

• Deciduous

• Dominant

A standing dead tree usually over 20ft in height. Under 20ft is termed a stub.

• Log

• Gall

• Wolf Tree

• Snag

Use of natural resources with economic greed as the primary motivation and the manipulation of the environment with no consideration for sustainable yield

• Sustained Yield

• Overrun

• Exploitation

• Uneven-Aged Management

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A unit of land measure within the metric system. About 2.471 acres

• Hectare

• Acre

• Site

• Tree Farm

Lengthwise separation of wood which goes or extends across the rings of annual growth and is caused by stress during seasoning.

• Buck

• Seasonal Check

• Girdle

• Seasoning

ten square chains or 208.7ft by 208.7ft square, or 43,560 square ft

• Hectare

• Unit

• Acre

• Section

To cut logs into specific lengths

• Log

• Saw timber

• Lop

• Buck

Saw width cut made by the saw. Typically sawdust residue.

• Litter

• Kerf

• Humus

• Cull

Study of science of diseases of forest trees or stands and the deterioration of the products by the organisms.

• Silviculture

• Dendrology

• Pathology

• Mensuration

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Male and female flowers produced on separate plants

• Monoecious

• Deciduous

• Photosynthesis

• Dioecious