a stand composed primarily of trees established by planting or artificial seeding —note 1. a plantation may have tree or understory components that have resulted from natural regeneration —note 2. depending on management objectives, a plantation may be pure or mixed species, treated to have uniform or diverse structure and age classes, and have wildlife species commensurate with its stage of development and structure —note 3. plantations may be grown on short rotations for biomass, energy, or fiber production, on rotations of varying length for timber production, or indefinitely for other valuesThis definition last updated 10/27/2008