Specifications include, but are not limited to: A.When thinning is done on a spacing basis, cut all surplus conifer trees more than three (3) feet in height. When thinning is done on a diameter limit basis, cut all surplus conifer trees more than one (1) inch in diameter two (2) feet above ground. B.All red alder, bigleaf maple, cherry, and/or other hardwood species identified in the Unit Description (Section II-A), that are both greater than four (4) feet in height and growing within twenty (12) feet of a conifer crop tree shall be cut. Other low growing hardwood species (including vine maple, elderberry, cascara, willow, green alder, rocky mountain maple, quaking aspen, paper birch, cottonwood, willow, or other species identified in the Unit Description) need to be cut only when their height is greater than two-thirds (2/3rds) the height of the nearest adjacent conifer crop tree. Hardwoods shall not be cut where their removal will create gaps in the stand with dimensions greater than twenty-five (25) feet in width or where their removal will expose live streams to direct sunlight. Additionally, no hardwood in eastern Washington with a DBH greater than seven (7) inches DBH will be cut without approval from DNR. C. All damaged or deformed trees as described below shall be cut, except when their removal will create gaps in the stand with dimensions greater than twenty-five (25) feet in width. 1.Trees with scars or open wounds on the lower stem involving more than one-half (1/2) of the circumference of the stem. 2.Trees with more than twenty (20) degrees lean or trees with crook or sweep in the lower stem protruding outward from a straight line more than twelve (12) inches. 3.Trees with broken stems or girdling of the stem where only the lower part of the living crown remains. 4.Trees with double tops of forked trees when other more suitable trees are available. D. All diseased trees as described below shall always be cut, regardless of gaps created.1. Trees with thin, ragged crowns with yellowing needles typical of Phellinus (Poria) weirii and Armillaria mellea infection (root rot). 2. Western hemlock infected with dwarf mistletoe in western Washington. 3. Any white pine that exhibits traits of white pine blister rust, such as stem cankers and red-flagged foliage, when other more suitable trees are available. E.All Sitka spruce and white pine shall be cut whenever other healthy, well-established conifers are available. Healthy Sitka spruce and white pine shall not be cut when their removal will create gaps in the stand larger than twenty-five (25) feet in width.