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Your middle-aged forest will
be healthier, and produce many desired attributes more quickly if it is
well tended. Management activities that take place at this stage focus
on selecting the trees that will dominate the mature stand later on. Managing
established stands includes manipulating the stocking (number of trees
per acre), species composition, and competition. Trees or other vegetation
that do not contribute to your objectives for timber production, wildlife,
aesthetic or recreational goals might be reduced to favor the more desirable
components in your stand.
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