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An analysis of a spontaneous ingrowth of deciduous trees in 70 year old stands of Scots pine

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  • N. Lust

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In 70  years old homogeneous Scots pine stands, bordered by a hardwood belt, an  analysis was made about the spontaneous ingrowth of natural seedlings. The  analysis involved especially the following points: species and stem number,  influence of the hardwood belts, diameter and height distribution, age,  growth and structure. From the age of 30 years, a spontaneous regeneration of  hardwoods established in Scots pine stands. There are on average 7,000 plants  per ha, 80 % of which are black cherry and another fair number are red oak  and pedunculate oak. The regeneration has an average age of 25 to 30 years,  it is uneven aged, contains several diameter and height classes and has  already partially penetrated the upper stratum.     The spontaneous ingrowth allows to convert in a simple way the homogeneous  coniferous stands into mixed hardwood stands.

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Lust, N., (1987) “An analysis of a spontaneous ingrowth of deciduous trees in 70 year old stands of Scots pine”, Silva Gandavensis 52. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/sg.v52i0.916

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09 Oct 1987
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