b. Rotten cull saw-timber trees - Live trees in which the un- 

 merchantable portion results from decay organisms. 



3. Sound pole trees - Live pole trees of all species that are 

 judged to be prospectively merchantable for sawlogs. 



4. Cull pole trees - Live pole trees of all species that are judged 

 to be prospectively unmerchantable for sawl&gs. 



a. Sound cull pole trees - Live pole trees judged unmerchantable 

 now or prospectively because of defect other than rot. 



b. Rotten cull pole trees - Live pole trees judged unmerchantable 

 now or prospectively because of rot. 



TREE-MERCHANTABILITY CLASSES (DEAD) 



1. Sound saw-timber trees - Dead (standing or down) saw-timber trees 

 of all species having a merchantable volume of 50 percent or more 

 of the total board-foot volume. 



2. Sound pole trees - Dead (standing or down) pole trees of all 

 species with 50 percent or more of the cubic volume merchantable. 



TREE-SIZE CLASSES 



1. Saw-timber trees - Trees 11.0 inches d.b.h. and larger with one or 

 more merchantable 16-foot sawlog. 



2. Pole trees - Trees ranging from 5.0 inches through 10.9 inches 

 d.b.h. and trees over 11.0 inches d.b.h. that do not contain at 

 least one merchantable 16-foot sawlog. 



3. Seedling-sapling trees - Trees below 5.0 inches d.b.h. 



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