generally, the science and art of cultivating (i.e.growing and tending) forest crops, based on a knowledge of silvics, more particularly, the theory and practice of controlling the establishment, composition, constitution and growth of forests, taimekasvatuse haru, mille eesmärk on saada looduslik või kunstlik metsauuendus ja kasvatada sellest hooldusraiete jm. võtetega raieküps mets