CHAPTER XIII 

 SLASH DISPOSAL 



Definition. Slash is understood to include all the debris 

 left in the forest as the result of a cutting (or other agencies) 

 and comprises the tops, branches and unutilized portion- 

 the trees cut together with other trees uprooted or broken 

 off in the process or as a consequence of the logging. A 

 broad definition of the term includes also dead trees and 

 windfalls on the ground previous to the logging. Slash is 

 created not only as a result of cutting, but also as a result of 

 other destructive agencies, the most important being fire, 

 and wind, which may cause the death and overthrow of a 

 large portion of the stand. 



Silvicultural Effects of Slash. Slash as defined above 

 consists of such a variety of material that it is best to divide 

 the total into several classes of material before discussing its 

 silvicultural effect. 



Classification of slash: 



(a) Material which decays rapidly. Includes small 



branches and tops and foliage. 



(b) Large branches and tops. 



(c) Logs and unused portions of the bole. 



The relative amounts of the different classes of material on 

 a given area show wide variations depending primarily upon 

 the conditions governing utilization of forest products. With 

 intensive -utilization the slash that remains may consist only 



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