Definition of merchantable height

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merchantable height

The term 'merchantable height ' as it applies to the area of forestry can be defined as ' the point on a tree stem to which the stem is salable. Limits are: the point at which a sawlog tree is less than 8 inches in diameter, measured inside the bark (dib); the point at which a pulpwood tree is less than 4 inches dib; or the point on any tree where a defect is found that cannot be processed out'.

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