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Interplant. To set out young trees among existing young seedling 

 growth, planted or natural; applicable also to planting land partly 

 occupied by brushwood. 



Intolerant. Incapable of enduring much shade, varying with sjx 

 age, and site. 

 Syn.: light demanding. 

 G., lichtbediirftig. F., temperament robuste. 



Large pole. See Tree class. 



Large sapling. See Tree class. 



Lath screen. See Shade frame. 



Leader. The terminal shoot of the main stem. 



Leaf canopy. See Crown cover. 



Leaf litter. See Forest floor. 



Leaf mold. See Humus. 



Liberation cuttings. See Intermediate cuttings. 



Lift, v. To loosen and remove seedlings from the seedbed in a nursery. 



Light-demanding. See Intolerant. 



Litter. See under Forest floor. 



Locality. See Site. 



Log rule. 1. A tabular statement indicating the estimated or calculated 

 amount of lumber which can be sawed from logs of given lengths and 

 diameters. 



2. A graduated rule (usually made of wood) for measuring the 

 diameters and volumes of logs, the number of board feet in logs of given 

 diameters and lengths being shown upon the rule. (Usually called 

 Scale stick (q. v.} ). 



Log scale. See Scale stick. 



Logging unit. A part of a forest which can conveniently be made the 

 basis of an individual logging operation. 

 Syn.: chance; logging chance. 



Lot. See Subdivision. 



Low pole. See Tree class. 



Lumber rule. See Board rule. 



Lumber scale. See Board rule. 



Management. See Forest management. 



Marginal seeding. See Reproduction (strip) method. 



Marking hammer. A tool used for marking trees or logs or other prod- 

 ucts with various characters, signs, numbers, etc. 



