DEFINITIONS 



Following- are definitions of terms used in this report: 

 Forest land 



Land bearing forest growth or land from which the forest has been 

 removed but which shows evidence of past forest occupancy and 

 which is not now in other use. 



Commercial - Forest land bearing or capable of bearing timber of 

 commercial character and economically available now or prospec- 

 tively for commercial use and not withdrawn from such use . 



Noncommercial - Forest land incapable of yielding usable wood 

 products because of adverse site conditions, or so physically in- 

 accessible as to be permanently unavailable economically and not 

 withdrawn for other purposes. 



Reserved - Forest land that has been withdrawn from timber utili- 

 zation through statute, ordinance, or administrative order. 



Reserved commercial - Forest land that, except for the prohibi- 

 tion against timber cutting, would qualify as commercial forest 

 land. 



Reserved noncommercial - Forest land that, except for the pro- 

 hibition against timber cutting, would qualify as noncommercial 

 forest land. 



Forest types 



Softwoods - Stands with 25 percent or more of ponderosa pine, 20 

 percent or more of western white pine, or 50 percent or more of 

 other coniferous species. (Based on cubic-foot volume.) 



Hardwoods - Stands with less than 25 percent of ponderosa pine, 

 less than 20 percent of western white pine, and 51 percent or 

 more hardwood species. (Based on cubic-foot volume.) 



Stand-size and -condition classes 



Saw-timber stands - Stocked areas with a plurality of the total 

 net cubic volume in trees 11.0 inches and larger in diameter and 

 generally with 2,000 board feet per acre or more in saw-timber 

 trees . 



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