"On any old growth forest there are high grade trees and low grade trees, trees of good species and trees of inferior species." Thus starts the article entitled " Profitable logs; economic selection in logging", by T.T. Munger and A.H. Brandstrom, November, 1931, The Timberman 33(1):27-30, 32-34. Parenthetically, this article and others of that time period make an enlightening read for those who persist in believing that "new forestry" in the PNW is in fact "new". Been there, done that, got the t-shirt! ;) > >Can anyone please tell me anything about the origins of the TERM > >'old-growth'? I guess it originated in the Pacific NorthWest of North > >America and has become widely adopted in Australia and elsewhere. It does > >not appear in the indices of European forestry text books nor, > >surprisingly, in the US forestry text books of the 1930s that I have seen > >(eg Mathews 5th edn 1935). Any leads would be much appreciated. > > > >John Dargavel > >Australian National University > >
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