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INTERMEDIATE TREE [2 records]

Record 1 2004-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

A tree with crowns extending into the lower portion of the main canopy of even-aged groups of trees, but shorter in height than the codominants; receiving little direct light from above and none from the sides; usually with small crowns that are crowded on the sides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

[...] arbre qui est plus petit que les arbres codominants et dont la cime se trouve dans la strate inférieure du couvert formé par un groupe équienne d'arbres.

OBS

[L'arbre intermédiaire] reçoit peut de lumière directe par le haut et aucun éclairage par les côtés. Sa cime, petite, est habituellement oppressée sur les côtés.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Silviculture
CONT

Large and intermediate trees. Based on size, the most significant plants from both a compositional and spatial standpoint within the landscape are large and intermediate trees. Large trees grow 40 ft (12m) tall or more at maturity, while intermediate trees have a maximum height of 30 to 40 ft. (9m-12m). Examples of large and intermediate trees include sugar maple (Acer saccharum), white oak (Quercus alba), white ash (Fraxinus americana), American beech (Fagus grandifolia), and red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
  • Sylviculture
CONT

Il est convenu d'appeler (...) "arbres moyens" ou de deuxième grandeur ceux dont la taille est comprise entre 10 et 18 mètres de hauteur (...)

Spanish

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