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A painted mark protecting a tree from felling.
Also known as: Keep tree marking, Reserve tree mark
A retention mark is applied to a standing tree to identify it as one to be kept, the inverse of a felling mark and used where most of a stand is coming down.
Identifies a standing tree to be retained rather than felled.
Contexts: History
Uses a distinct colour from the felling mark the catalogue already holds, because a marking system in which the two could be confused would be worse than no marking at all.
Contexts: History
A painted band or symbol on the trunk in a colour deliberately distinct from that used for felling marks.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.