Sanitation harvest

In forestry and silviculture, a sanitation harvest or sanitation cutting is a harvest of trees for the purpose of removing insects or diseases from a stand of trees.[1] Sanitation harvesting is used to prevent the diseases or pests from spreading to other nearby trees.[2] It is a form of intermediate management, and is used in order to improve an already existing stand of trees.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Forestry Merit Badge Booklet. Irving, Texas: Boy Scouts of America. 2005. p. 67. ISBN 0-8395-3302-0. 
  2. ^ Government of Alberta Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (September 14, 2009). "Woodlot Harvest". http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/apa3316. Retrieved 2010-04-04. 
  3. ^ "Sanitation Cuttings". Forest Encyclopedia Network. http://www.forestencyclopedia.net/p/p1731. Retrieved 2010-04-04.