generally, removal of the last trees left in a stand; more particularly, removal of the last seed bearers or shelter trees after regeneration is considered to be established under a shelterwood system, i.e. following the last removal cuttings, harvest cut - the felling of the final crop, either a single (i.e.clear) cutting or a series of regeneration cuttings, harvest cut - a general term for the removal of financially or physically mature trees, in contrast to cuttings that remove immature trees, juhtfunktsiooni ammendanud raieküpse metsa ning oma seisundi tõttu juhtfunktsiooni mittetäitva metsa raie