Understory definition

Understory means the vegetation layer of a forest that includes shrubs, herbs, grasses, and grass-like plants, but excludes trees.

Understory means the vegetation layer of a forest that includes shrubs, herbs, grasses, and grass-like plants, and tree saplings having a diameter of four inches or less measured 24 inches above ground level, but excludes trees as defined in this section.

Understory means the vegetation layer of a forest that includes shrubs,

Examples of Understory in a sentence

• The boundaries of Clearcutting Units, Overstory Re- moval Units, and Understory Removal Units were plainly Marked on ground before timber sale advertisement and are shown on Sale Area Map.

• The boundaries of Clearcutting Units, Overstory Removal Units, and Understory Removal Units were plainly Marked on ground before contract advertisement and are shown on Contract Area Map.

• All trees within “Overstory Removal Units” are designated for cutting when they meet Utilization Standards and equal or exceed the diameter limits shown on Sale Area Map.B2.34 Understory Removal Units.

• All trees within "Understory Removal Units" are designated for cutting when they meet Utilization Standards and are smaller than the diameter limits shown on Sale Area Map.

• The boundaries of Clearcutting Units, Overstory Removal Units and Understory Removal Units were plainly Marked on ground before contract advertise- ment and are shown on Contract Area Map.

More Definitions of Understory

Understory means, with respect to a stand, all forest vegetation growing under an overstory, including the ground cover.

Understory means the layer of forest vegetation typically located underneath the forest canopy.

Understory. ’ means all forest vegetation growing under an overstory.

Understory means vegetation which has not achieved a height greater than twenty (20) feet. “Vegetation” means all living plant material.

Understory means the vegetative layer, especially smaller accent trees and shrubs, between the canopy and ground cover of a landscape.

Understory refers to vegetation growing beneath the cover of the forest canopy.

Understory means small trees and shrubs growing below the canopy of larger trees.