silvics


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silvics

(ˈsɪlvɪks)
n
(Forestry) (functioning as singular) the scientific study of tree growth and life
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Silvics of North America, Hardwoods, Agriculture Handbook 65.
Through some trial, error, and still ongoing experimentation, POP eventually settled on its current flexible, de-centralized model of orchard planting, which nevertheless requires interested community groups to complete an application and screening process, and attend a silvics training workshop given by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Tree Tenders program.
Page 167 in The Silvics and Ecology of Boreal Spruces.
velutina Adult Sassafras albidum Sapling Yes Tilia americana Adult Tsuga canadensis (G) Seedling Yes Xeric species Juniperus virginiana (G) Seedling Pinus rigida (G) Sapling Populus tremuloides Sapling Yes Prunus pensylvanica (Sapling) Yes Quercus stellata Adult Robinia pseudoacacia Adult Yes (a)Species selection, nomenclature, distribution, and habitat preferences from Silvics of North America (Burns & Honkala, 1990).