“…This effect depends on the weight of thinning, age of its application, and site quality (GERRAND et al, 1997;SCHNEIDER et al, 1998;NOGUEIRA et al, 2001;CHAVES, 2005;LEITE et al, 2005;DIAS et al, 2005;NOGUEIRA et al, 2005;STOCKS, 2007;TREVISAN et al, 2007;MONTE et al, 2009;DOBNER JR., 2012;FORRESTER;BAKER, 2012;FORRESTER et al, 2012b;SILVA et al, 2012;FORRESTER et al, 2013). Studies highlighting the interaction between artificial pruning and thinning on eucalypt growth are still scarce and recent (GERRAND et al, 1997;CHAVES, 2005;BEADLE, 2005;STOCKS, 2007;MONTE et al, 2009;FORRESTER;BAKER, 2012;FORRESTER et al, 2012bFORRESTER et al, , 2013.…”