silviculture
Forests managed for wood harvesting, including Christmas trees and ornamental tree plantings but excluding fruit and sap crops.
Silviculture refers to the use or management of forests for the purpose of harvesting wood. The harvest may take the form of clearcutting, selective cutting, or pruning. This category can include Christmas tree farms and outdoor plantings of ornamental trees, but it does not include fruit orchards or forests used for harvesting tree sap.
Wood harvesting can take the form of clearcutting, selective cutting, or pruning. The definition does not require removal of every tree from the managed area.
Christmas tree farms and outdoor ornamental tree plantings are expressly included. Fruit orchards and forests harvested for sap remain excluded even though both also involve managing trees.