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| A slow moving fire that burns into the wind. |
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| The cross-sectional area of the tree 4.5 feet above the ground. |
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| The main constituent of the cell wall of most plants, prized or it's use in making paper and many other products. |
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| Leaves that are made up of several leaflets together in a single leaf. |
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| The science of tree identification. |
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| Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) |
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| The diameter of a tree measured from a 4.5 feet above the ground. |
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| A natural or man-made area where there are no forest fuels to carry a fire. |
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| The tunnels that insects make in wood. |
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| A unit of length equal to 66 feet. |
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| The height of the portion of a tree that can be used for wood products. |
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| The application of fire as a management tool to obtain specific objectives desired to maintain and cultivate a forest. |
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| The act of putting trees back where they once were. |
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| Parallel lines 6 miles apart running east-west that are numbered to denote north-south locations of townships. |
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| Thin sheets of wood that are glued to other materials or each other, often to make plywood. |
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| Active xylem tissue, the layer of wood that transports water and |
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| Points in the forest where sample measurements are taken. |
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| Standing timber or cut round wood that is suitable for converting to pulp for making paper or cellulose based products. |
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| The rosin inside a tree. It is commonly seen when it comes out of a tree after it is injured. |
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| The food making process of all plants. Carbon dioxide and water are combined to form sugars and oxygen using light energy. |
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| A chemical that is able to kill certain types of plant. |
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