How many trees are required to make forest?

Your question is related to the bigger question “what makes an area, a forest”. The legal nature of the land supporting forest growth, density and dimension of the forest flora and extent of forest area are important here. There are so many defini... read more

Forests (according to the U.S. National Vegetation Classification system) consist of trees with overlapping crowns forming 60% to 100% cover. Woodlands are more open, with 25% to 60% cover. read more

Consequently, the number of trees will depend on the tree species in question. Another factor that comes into the equation is spacing. This is more useful if the forest is artificial. If your forest is articial, it would be estimation would be easier compared to natural forests. read more

My friend has a small clearing of pine trees growing in front of her apartment complex. We joked about it being a forest and then she asked me if it is technically a small forest. read more