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Record 1 2000-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Ecosystems
DEF

The removal of live or dead branches (usually with a club) on a tree stem from ground level to as high as a worker can reach (7 to 8 ft or 2.0 to 2.5 m) in a young stand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Écosystèmes
CONT

élagage : Coupe, à proximité ou au ras du tronc, des branches latérales, vivantes ou mortes, (ou d'une partie des fourches) d'un arbre (notamment dans une plantation) de façon à améliorer ce dernier et (ou) le bois qu'il donnera. [...] l'élagage pratiqué jusqu'à la hauteur que la main d'un homme peut atteindre est dit élagage à hauteur d'homme; au-dessus c'est un élagage élevé.

Spanish

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