old-growth
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a forest characterized by the presence of large old trees, numerous snags and woody debris, and a multilayered canopy and that is usually in a late stage of ecological succession
old growth
noun
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The president uncapped his pen, preparing to sign an executive order to protect mature and old-growth forests on federal lands.
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April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
So instead, Caldwell, Honnold, and the eight-person National Geographic film crew had to chart a new route in the adjacent valley—an old-growth temperate rainforest.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
But if old-growth trees are replaced with new tree plantations, the new trees may never reach the same size as the original trees, some environmental groups argue.
—Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024
The Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is Michigan’s largest park at 60,000 acres, half of which is old-growth hardwood hemlock, the largest old-growth forest in the Midwest.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
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April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
So instead, Caldwell, Honnold, and the eight-person National Geographic film crew had to chart a new route in the adjacent valley—an old-growth temperate rainforest.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
But if old-growth trees are replaced with new tree plantations, the new trees may never reach the same size as the original trees, some environmental groups argue.
—Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024
The Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is Michigan’s largest park at 60,000 acres, half of which is old-growth hardwood hemlock, the largest old-growth forest in the Midwest.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Old-growth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-growth. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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