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Underbark
The volume of wood excluding the bark.
Undercut
Severing the taproots of seedling trees to promote growth of fibrous roots.
Underplanting
Planting a new crop below an existing crop with the intention that it will eventually succeed the older crop.
Understorey
Trees and/or shrubs below the canopy. See also Overstorey.
 


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