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Protection forest. A forest whose chief value is to regulate streamflow, 

 prevent erosion, hold shifting sand, or exert any other indirect bene- 

 ficial effect. It may or may not produce timber. 

 G., Schutzwald, Bannwald. F., foret de protection. 

 Pruning or clearing, n. The removal of branches from standing trees by 

 natural (self-pruning) or artificial means. The clearing of the stem 

 through the death and fall of branches for want of light is known as 

 natural pruning, or clearing {q. v.). 



G., Astreinigung. F., elagage natural. 

 G., Aufastung; F., elagage, terms of artificial pruning. 

 Puddle, n. A mixture of soil and water about the consistency of cream 

 in which the roots of young trees are dipped to retard drying out during 

 planting. 

 Puddle, V. To dip the roots of young trees in a mixture of soil and water. 

 Pure forest. Forest composed principally of trees of one species. In 

 practice usually a forest in which 80 per cent or more of the trees are 

 of one species. 



G., reiner Bestand. F., peuplement pur. 

 Quality increment. See Increment. 

 Quality of site. See Site and Site class. 



Quality of stand. The quality of stand is its actual condition from the 

 viewpoint of production as compared with normal condition. 

 G., Bestandesbonitat. F., qualite du peuplement. 

 Quincunx planting. See Forest planting. 

 Range. See Subdivision. 

 Reconnaissance. A preliminary, extensive forest survey of a limited 



degree of accuracy. 

 Reforest, v. To renew a forest, either by natural or artificial means. 

 Syn.: restock. 



G., aufforsten. F., reboiser. 

 Reforestation. The natural or artificial restocking of an area with forest 

 trees ; most commonly used in reference to the latter. See Forestation. 

 G., Aufforstung. F., reboisement. 

 Regeneration, n. See Reproduction. 

 Regeneration period. See Reproduction period. 



Regulation of cut. The fixation in advance of the annual or periodic cut, 

 which in the normal forest would be equivalent to the annual growth. 

 See Cut. 



