High forest

Short description: Type of forest consisting of large, tall mature trees with a closed canopy

For other uses, see 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]

## See also

* Coppicing
* Ecological thinning
* Old-growth forest
* Pollarding
* Silviculture

## References

1. ↑ "SAFnet Dictionary: Definition of [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 of [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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