stand

Stands

A stand is a area of forest with similarities that allow it to be managed as a single unit. Similarities include:

Species
- Hardwood
- Softwood
- Mixedwood
Size
- Diameter at 4.5' above the ground known as the Diameter at Breast Height (DBH)
  - Seedling (<1")
  - Sapling (1-6")
  - Pole (6-12")
  - Small Sawtimber (12-21")
  - Large Sawtimber (>21")
- Height
  - Even-aged: One canopy layer of similar heights
  - Two-aged: Two dominant canopy layers
  - Uneven-aged: Three or more dominant canopy layers intermixed
Density: Measured in square feet of basal area per acre. If you were to cut all of the trees at 4.5 feet high and then measure the cross-sectional area of each of the stumps, the sum of those areas is the basal area. Basal area can be calculated from DBH.