What is Silviculture?

Silviculture : The theory and practice of controlling forest establishment, composition, structure and growth within a stand of timber.

Purpose of Silviculture : Silvics is designed to create and maintain the kind of forest that will be best fullfill the goals and objectives of the landowner and the governing society.

• Most Silviculture practices are applied in the course of a timber harvest. Each Silvicultureal treatment may be different, depending on the types of species, specie diversity present, plant competition and obviously the goals and objectives of the landowner.

• We believe it is important for a landowner to have at least a little understanding of what silviculture is and how a forester uses the methods of silivics towards a stand of timber. Educating a landowner with forestry related terms, gives he/she the incite needed to know what may go into managing their timber.

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