- Industry: Forest products; Government
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Tree marked to identify the nearby location of a survey corner. Also known as a witness tree.
Industry:Forest products
Amount of weight that a soil or subgrade can safely support.
Industry:Forest products
Cross sectional area of a tree, in square feet, measured at breast height. Used as a method of measuring the volume of timber in a given stand.
Industry:Forest products
Tool with a narrow-shaped, curved blade used in removing bark by hand. Also called a spud.
Industry:Forest products
Large drum in which logs or billets are tumbled by mechanical rotation, the bark being removed by abrasive action.
Industry:Forest products
Refers to the bark removed from a log and also to portions of wood and foreign matter such as sand, grit, or stones that may be imbedded in the bark.
Industry:Forest products
