silviculture
noun
the cultivation of forest trees; forestry.
silvicultural
-
a word derived from
silviculture.
Example Sentences
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Third, and perhaps most importantly: there is no silvicultural silver bullet for managing forests.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
A colleague, Simon Murphy, had been involved in its establishment and suggested our students see the long-term outcomes of different silvicultural systems side-by-side.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
The acacia trees that grew in most of the silvicultural treatments are also vital for Leadbeater’s possums, which use it to forage and move around the forest.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
It was a landmark experiment, comparing forest regeneration across the full range of silvicultural approaches.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
Fortunately, however, commercial and silvicultural considerations accidentally coincide so nearly under average yellow pine conditions as to make certain rough rules which can be laid down entirely consistent with logging methods now in practice.
From Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods by Edward Tyson Allen
