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Forestry processes

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Forestry processes

blowdown

Forest products; Forestry processes

A tree felled by wind.

board foot

Forest products; Forestry processes

144 cubic inches of wood. This is a standard wood volume measure.

breast height

Forest products; Forestry processes

4.5 feet above ground level.

buck

Forest products; Forestry processes

To cut trees into short lengths.

butt log

Forest products; Forestry processes

A log cut from the bole (the trunk) immediately above the stump.

clearcut

Forest products; Forestry processes

Cutting down all the trees in a particular area, generally to assist in the growing of crops and plants which need more sunlight than the forest canopy would allow.

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