Green Horizons

Of the 7.4 billion hardwood trees that are presently growing in Missouri, 5.8 billion (78 percent) are less than five inches in diameter at breast height (4.5 feet above the ground). Too many small-diameter trees in our forests is like too many plants in your garden. Managed forests mean thinned forests!

Source: Missouri’s forests 1999-2003 (Part A). 2007. USDA USFS Resource Bulletin NRS-10.