High forest

A high forest is a type of forest originated from seed or from planted seedlings. In contrast to a low forest^[1] (also known as a coppice forest), a high forest usually consists of large, tall mature trees with a closed canopy.^[2] High forests can occur naturally or they can be created and maintained by human management. Trees in a high forest can be of one, a few or many species. A high forest can be even-aged or uneven-aged.^[3]^[4] Even-aged forests contain trees of one, or two successional age classes (generations). Uneven-aged forests have three or more age classes represented.^{[citation needed]}

High forests have relatively high genetic diversity compared with coppice forests, which develop from vegetative reproduction. A high forest can have one or more canopy layers. The understory of a high forest can be open (parklike, easy to see and walk through), or it can be dense. A high forest's understory can have high or low vegetation species diversity.^{[citation needed]}

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↑ "SAFnet Dictionary - Definition For [low_forest"]. Archived from the original on 2013-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130712035805/http://dictionaryofforestry.org/dict/term/low_forest.
↑ "Dictionary of Forestry". Society of American Foresters. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20130709223800/http://dictionaryofforestry.org/dict/term/high_forest.
↑ "SAFnet Dictionary - Definition For [uneven-aged_system"]. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20131227204847/http://dictionaryofforestry.org/dict/term/uneven-aged_system.
↑ Smith, D.M. (1986). The Practice of Silviculture. New York: John Wiley and Sons. pp. 527.

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[1] "SAFnet Dictionary - Definition For [low_forest"]. Archived from the original on 2013-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130712035805/http://dictionaryofforestry.org/dict/term/low_forest.

[2] "Dictionary of Forestry". Society of American Foresters. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20130709223800/http://dictionaryofforestry.org/dict/term/high_forest.

[3] "SAFnet Dictionary - Definition For [uneven-aged_system"]. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20131227204847/http://dictionaryofforestry.org/dict/term/uneven-aged_system.

[4] Smith, D.M. (1986). The Practice of Silviculture. New York: John Wiley and Sons. pp. 527.

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