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G., Bestand. F., peuplement. 



In mensuration, the amount of material on a given area: usually- 

 expressed in terms of Stand per acre. 

 Syn. : growing stock. 



Stand quality. See Quality of stand. 



Stand table. A tabular enumeration showing separately for each 

 diameter class and species, the number of trees on a given unit of area, 

 usually an average acre. The corresponding volume may or may not 

 be given. If given, the table may be called Stock table (q. v.). 



Standard. 1. See Tree class (in reference to size classification) . 



2. A seedhng or selected healthy sprout in a coppice forest left uncut 

 to grow for more than one rotation. See Reserve. 



Status records. An administrative term for records showing the owner- 

 ship of lands. Complete status records will show in detail the chain 

 of title for each parcel of land and also for all servitudes and easements 

 attached to the land. In addition, they usually show the location and 

 extent of all quaUfied or temporary aUenations, such as unpatented 

 mineral claims, leased areas, or lands otherwise specifically under per- 

 mit or affected by outstanding contracts, as for the sale of timber, etc. 

 Status records usually consist- of sets of maps, often called " tract 

 books " and of written or tabulated records supplemental to the map 

 records. 



Stem. The trunk of a tree. The stem may extend to the top of the tree, 

 as in some conifers, or it may be lost in the ramification of the crown, 

 as in most broadleaf trees. In tree description, the stem is described 

 as long or short, straight or crooked, cylindrical or tapering, smooth or 

 knotty, clear or rough, etc. The synonym bole may be suitably 

 reserved when speaking from the standpoint of utilization, using stem 

 or shaft from the standpoint of mensuration, stem or trunk for descrip- 

 tion merely. 



Syn.: trunk, bole, shaft. 



Stem analysis. The measurement of stated cross sections of a tree 

 to determine its increment at different periods of its life. A stem 

 analysis may be either partial or complete depending on whether the 

 measurements include only a portion or all of the stem. 



Stem class. See Tree class. 



Stem density. See Stock density. 



Stem form factor. See Form factor. 



