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Populus alba (white poplar),
put on theforest areas and the eyes of the general
Populus tremula (quaking aspen),
public are very critical. Notwithstanding most of the
Populus canescens (aspen spp.)
views are slightly too much romantic and idealized
Pinus sylvestris (scotch pine)
pictures or paintings of the past times are often taken as
model for landscapes, rural areas, agriculture and for
category 4: Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust), forestry also, of course.
Taxus baccata(yew)
Juniper_ communis (common New regulations seem to be influenced by the same
juniper)
ideas about "nature" and our era of abundance let us
Pinus nigra var. Corsican (Austrian think about our environment more than before.
pine var. Corsican)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (douglas fir) The recovering of the past configurations forces the
Larix kaempferi (larch spp.),
young generation to use more efficiently the computers
Larix x eurolepis (larch spp.)
certainly but there is also a necessity to adapt the actual
Alnusincana (alderspp.)
meanstothe"next"forests. Thetendingandthe
Populuspp.orCultivated
harvesting ofdiversified standsmixedby stemsorby
cottonwoodsinmixingwith
groupsisratheraheavytcehnical problemwhen
indigenous broadleaved species, everythingmustremain untouched and if human
ergonomic criteria must be considered.
category 5: Populus spp. (Cultivated
cottonwoods)
The future European forests will seemingly look as
close as Eden is represented in the early times. Have
When plantation happens with undercover species we to turn back to more manpower, to operations with
the following are accepted:
animals and to more expensive equipments to fulfil the
many tasks?
Salix spp. (willows spp.),
Sambucus nigra (elders spp.), Let us stay more realistic for the future. The
Sorbus aucuparia (European mountain ash),
silvicultural management will keep the forest more
Coryllus avellana (hazels spp.),
close to the nature conditions than before that is evident
Ilex aquifolium (English holly),
Frangula alnus (not translated),
Viburnum opulus (honeysuckle spp.),
Evonymus europaeus (bittersweet spp.),
Comus sanguinea (dogwood spp.),
Prunus padus (cherry/plum spp.).
CONCLUSIONS
Europe has a very long forest and silvicultural tradition
deeply anchored in the minds of the owners and
managers. The forest structures were largely
influenced by crown and noble families. Their
relations and their family connections have had an
effect on theways of managing their domains.
and necessary for our well-being.
If we cannot any more find other forests in the world
where "brutal" operations are allowed as it is actually,
what should be done?
Again new teelmiques, adapted machines must be
engineered.
The remainingproblem is: who will have the money for
the technical development or for buying the wood
products harvested in accordance with the requirements
edited for keeping the environment and the ecology?
This is a very exciting modelization task!!!
Such facts have introduced several different
philosophies in the management systems. The
successional rules and laws have deeply shaped the
properties,
LI'I_RATURE
Abeels, Pierre F. J., 1975 - 1995, personnel reports,
documentsandtreatise of silviculture
The breaking up of the estates was and is still
Anon., 1982, Brief Glimpses of Danish Forestry, ED.
significantly detrimental to good environmental
forestry. However, the very long peace time since the
Danish Forestry Society, 52 p.
second world war makes that more and more interest is Brochure Finish Ministry of Agriculture, 1985,
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