Second Growth (Noun)
Meaning
A second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The forest was once barren, but a second growth of trees has sprouted up in the years since the devastating wildfire.
- After the old-growth forest was clear-cut, a second growth of smaller trees began to emerge from the underbrush.
- The second growth of trees in the area was denser and more uniform than the original stand that had been destroyed by logging.
- Conservation efforts focused on preserving the second growth of trees that had grown up in the wake of the forest fire.
- The new second growth of trees was more resilient to disease and pests than the original stand, which had been weakened by years of drought.