Which of the following is NOT included in Prescription 2 treatment schedule?

Which of the following is NOT included in Prescription 2 treatment schedule?

• A. Clearcut stand
• B. Site prep by plow, disk, pile, and burn
• C. Plant on a 7 x 7 spacing
• D. Thinning at age 5

Answer: (D)

Prescription 2 focuses on establishing a regenerating stand: you clearcut to reset the site, prepare the seedbed, and plant at a defined spacing to achieve the target stocking. Those steps are the establishment actions that belong in this prescription. Thinning at age 5, on the other hand, is a density-management operation done after trees have established and grown, and it isn’t part of the initial establishment schedule. So thinning at age 5 is the element that doesn’t fit Prescription 2.

Prescription 2 focuses on establishing a regenerating stand: you clearcut to reset the site, prepare the seedbed, and plant at a defined spacing to achieve the target stocking. Those steps are the establishment actions that belong in this prescription. Thinning at age 5, on the other hand, is a density-management operation done after trees have established and grown, and it isn’t part of the initial establishment schedule. So thinning at age 5 is the element that doesn’t fit Prescription 2.