Arboriculture Terms

slow-release or slowly soluble form of fertilizer.

45-degree notch with a horizontal bottom cut. Used in removing trees or branches. Also called common notch (contrast with Humboldt notch and open-face notch).

silvicultural technique in which trees are cut at the ground and allowed to re-sprout from the stumps. Used to produce biomass. fuelwood. or poles of a particular specification. Sometimes described as basal pollarding (contrast with pollarding).