Joyce Kilmer Forest in western North Carolina contains a stand of trees that have never been logged.  Some of the trees are over 400 years old and 20 feet in circumference.  Which describes this type of forest?

A. old-growth
B. tree farm
C. second-growth
D. commercial


Answer: A

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