Dominant trees definition
Dominant trees means trees whose crowns are higher than the general level of the canopy and which receive light from the sides as well as from above.
Dominant trees means trees that are larger than average for a site with crowns extending above the general level of the crown cover.
Examples of Dominant trees in a sentence
Dominant trees receive full light from above and partly from the sides.
Dominant trees should be selected, however, a smaller co-dominant tree of good form should be pruned in preference to a larger, badly malformed dominant tree.
Potential Marbled Murrelet Nesting Habitat Categories Dominant trees species and stand age (years) Notes WH, SS, WRC DF Presumed Habitat 210 + 250 + Old-growth forest stands that are presumed to contain at least 95 percent Suitable Marbled Murrelet Habitat.