GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms
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- burn
- 1. Scottish word for brook. 2. The controlled process of removing dangerous buildups of combustible materials and destroying weed seeds, etc.
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- burn scar
- A scar on a tree trunk left when tissues were damaged by fire. It may later be covered by new tissue.
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- controlled burn
- A fire started to rid an area of flammable materials in order to prevent a more dangerous or costly wildfire.
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- prescribed burning
- The intentional burning of plant material in an area. Sometimes used to consume underbrush and other fuel and thus prevent larger, more destructive fires. Also used to maintain a stable prairie or grassland by aborting the process of succession to shrubs and trees.
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