Definitions for "Even-aged Stand"
A stand of trees that are about the same age (usually a range of 20% of rotation age). An even-aged stand may be naturally or artificially regenerated. Reproduction Cutting Methods that result in even-aged stands include: clearcuts, seedtree cuts, and shelterwood cuts.
A stand of trees in which there are only small differences in age, usually within 20 percent of rotation age.
Stands of trees of an identical age having been planted at the same time or germinated within a short period of each other (eg. in response to a fire). Small differences in age may not be of any practical significance and can be ignored.