... of thinning methods varies due to differentcriteria, including the type of thinning, intensity (grade), re-turn interval, and the timing of the first thinning [48]. Twomajor types of thinning ... used in forest tending are low (frombelow) and high (from above) thinning. In low thinning, onlysuppressed trees are removed, whereas high thinning removesdominant and co-dominant trees in the ... thinning intensity).The high number of crop trees in the young stands and al-teration of crop trees caused one of the main weaknesses of the selection thinning type, namely, high costs. In...