Forestry and taxation characteristics of oak stands in recreational and health forests of the Left Bank Forest Steppe

Abstract

The study of forestry and stand mensuration characteristics of oak stands in recreational and recreational forests of the Left Bank Forest Steppe was carried out based on forest management materials. The distribution of oak stands in recreational and recreational forests of the region by location, origin, forest types, age groups and classes, health status classes, and relative completeness was analyzed. The indicators of the use of forest site capacity by modal oak groves within the forest areas of green zones around settlements (forestry part of forests of green zones) were calculated. It was found that oak groves in the recreational and health forests of the study region grow on an area of 110.7 thousand hectares or 52.9 % of the total area. In terms of area and stock, stands of sapling origin significantly prevail, the share of which reaches 67.0 and 70.8 %, respectively. The largest reserve (287 m3 ·ha-1) is characterized by natural seed stands. Most of the studied oak stands (75.4 % of the total area) are confined to the conditions of fresh maple and linden wood. The predominance of oak stands within the green zones around settlements was revealed, the share of which is 98 % of the total area, including the forestry zone – 36.4 % and the forest park zone – 61.6 %. In terms of area and stock, medieval stands significantly prevail, the share of which is 81.0 % of the total area and 84.6 % of their total stock. There was also a significant predominance in area of oak stands growing according to the II site class (56.5 %) and characterized by a relative completeness of 0.7 (51.8 %). The rate of use of forest site capacity by oak stands within the forests of green zones around settlements (forestry part) compared to local highly productive stands is relatively low and amounts to 72 %. Losses of wood due to the insufficient degree of use of land fertility are estimated at 4148.3 thousand m3 . Key words: forest category, the origin of the stands, stand mensuration characteristics, type of forest, modal stands; highly productive plantations.