Bole log |
Trunk or main stem of tree |
Broadleaved |
Hardwood, flowering species |
Butt log |
A log cut from the butt or lower end of the bole |
Carbon sequestration |
Process where trees take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store carbon in their leaves, branches, stem and roots |
Clearfall |
A silvicultural system in which all trees in an area are removed at one time to allow regeneration to establish and develop as an even age stand |
Coniferous |
Softwood, cone bearing species |
Crown |
A tree’s canopy or foliage |
Cubic metre (m3) |
Measure of timber volume |
Falling or felling |
Cutting down trees |
ha |
Hectares |
Hardwood |
Tree species, which is a flowering plant or angiosperm, or the timber from it |
Harvesting |
Felling of trees as part of a silvicultural operation |
Low-grade logs |
Logs unsuitable for sawmilling but suitable for other uses including manufacturing of reconstituted wood products, wood chipping, charcoal and energy generation |
Plantation |
A planted forest |
Residues |
Part of trees other than bole or trunk including branches, needles and tree stumps |
Second rotation |
A new plantation established following the harvest of the initial planting |
Sharefarming |
Contractual agreement with a farmer or landowner over an agreed period of years to use cleared land for commercial tree cropping |
Silviculture |
Theory and practice of managing stands of trees for establishment, quality and growth |
Softwood |
Tree species, of the gymnosperm group, or the timber from it. Most commonly conifers (cone-bearing) |
Stumpage revenue |
The stumpage revenue is the timber sales revenue less production charges which includes harvest and haulage costs, and sandalwood processing and marketing costs |
Thinning |
Felling of a proportion of the trees in an immature stand for the purpose of improving the growth of trees that remain without permanently breaking the canopy and encouraging regeneration |
Timber |
General term used to describe sawn wood suitable for building, furniture construction and other purposes |
Sustainable yield |
Sustainable yield of a forest is the maximum level of commercial harvest that can be maintained under a given management regime |
Veneer logs |
High quality logs that can be sliced or peeled to produce veneer |