A loose term for a young tree greater than a few feet tall and an inch or so in diameter at breast height and typically growing vigorously and without dead bark or more than an occasional dead branch Many countries set arbitrary size limits e g , 2 to 4 inches diameter at breast height in the United States As used in timber survey, a size-class definition; trees 1 0 to 4 9 inches at DBH
a loose term for a young tree no longer a seedling but not yet a pole, about 1 - 2 m high and 2 - 4 cm DBH, typically growing vigorously and without dead bark or more than an occasional dead branch Also, a young tree having a DBH greater than 1 cm but less than the smallest merchantable diameter