Stand improvement is an intermediate treatment made to improve the composition, structure, condition, health, and growth of even or uneven-aged stands. Silvicultural practices used to implement stand improvement include:
- pruning of potential crop trees
- thinning and weeding of young stands
- removing diseased and/or dying trees
- seedling planting
- soil scarification where appropriate for natural regeneration
- mechanical or chemical treatment of vegetation competing with desirable growing stock