tree plantation

Cultivated forest area

A tree plantation is a large area where trees are planted and cultivated systematically, usually for commercial purposes like timber, paper pulp, or rubber production.

Unlike natural forests, plantations typically feature uniform rows of a single species: The company converted thousands of acres to pine plantation.

The term also applies to orchards growing fruit or nut trees at scale.

Related

reforestation · orchard · grove · timber · roots · canopy · afforestation · acres · rows · soil · harvest · lumber · eucalyptus · pine · teak · woodlot · green belt · cultivate

Categories
Opposites
CULTIVATION vs. WILDNESS

tree plantationold-growth forest

Long-undisturbed mature woodland ecosystem

virgin forest · primeval forest · ancient woodland · wilderness · wildwood

VEGETATED vs. DEFORESTED/BARREN

tree plantationclearcut

Unambiguous and definite

wasteland · desert · grassland · prairie · tundra

MONOCULTURE vs. BIODIVERSITY

tree plantationmixed forest

Ecosystem with varied trees

natural ecosystem · native forest · ecological reserve · forest preserve · nature reserve

Family

tree, plantation, trees, treed, treeing, treeless, treelike, plant, plants

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G