... 52].Classification 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 ... again during the last thinning. In the T2, 258 crop trees were chosen in the first thinning, and only 62% of these trees were chosen again during the last thinning. Only crownsuppression and ... 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 the totalstand tending costs, thinning...