old-growth timber

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• old-growth — adj. (of a tree or forested area) never felled, harvested, or cleared; mature old growth forests * * * adj, always used before a noun : of or relating to forests that have been growing for a long time old growth forests old growth trees old… …   Useful english dictionary

• Old-growth forest — Old growth redirects here. For the Dead Meadow album, see Old Growth (album). See also: Ancient woodland Old growth European Beech forest in Biogradska Gora National Park, Montenegro …   Wikipedia

• Old growth forest — Old growth forest, (also termed primary forest, ancient forest, virgin forest, primeval forest, frontier forest or in the UK, Ancient Woodland), is a type of forest that has attained great age and so exhibits unique biological features. Old… …   Wikipedia

• old-growth — adj [only before noun] old growth forests/rainforest/timber etc forests etc that have been growing in a place for a long time, rather than ones planted more recently …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• old growth — old growth, adj. 1. forest growth consisting of mature or overmature trees. 2. virgin timber. [1880 85] * * * …   Universalium

• old-growth forest — /oʊld groʊθ ˈfɒrəst/ (say ohld grohth foruhst) noun an ecologically and structurally mature community of trees, especially where the effect of past disturbances is negligible. Compare regenerated forest. Old growth forests are made up of trees of …  

• old growth — noun forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity • Syn: ↑virgin forest • Hypernyms: ↑forest, ↑wood, ↑woods * * * noun 1. : a mature or overmature forest growth more or less… …   Useful english dictionary

• Timber framing — (German: Fachwerk literally framework ), or half timbering, and in North America Post and Beam construction is the method of creating structures using heavy squared off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden… …   Wikipedia

• Glued laminated timber — Glulam frame for the roof of a building. Glued laminated timber, also called Glulam, is a type of structural timber product composed of several layers of dimensioned timber bonded together with durable, moisture resistant adhesives. This material …   Wikipedia

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• Ottawa River timber trade — Part of a series on History of Ottawa …   Wikipedia