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ARBORETUM ELIMINATION [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
  • Silviculture
DEF

An area where various tree species, frequently exotics, are grown, generally pure, in small plots ..., both to eliminate the unpromising species and to obtain initial indications of the potential of the rest for plantations.

OBS

forest garden: term used in the Commonwealth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Endroit où diverses essences, souvent exotiques, sont cultivées, généralement à l'état pur, en petites parcelles (parcelles d'essai spécifiques), ou même individuellement, à la fois pour éliminer celles qui s'y avèrent peu intéressantes et pour obtenir des indications préliminaires sur les caractéristiques de celles qui subsistent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Parques y jardines botánicos
  • Silvicultura
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