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Silviculture and Cinegetics Review - Societatea Progresul Silvic

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FORESTRY BELTS SILVICULTURE AND CINEGETICS REVIEW XVII/30/2012<br />

In favorable vegetative conditions, growth is very rapid,<br />

at 10 years it can achieve 8-10 m height <strong>and</strong> 20 cm<br />

diameter, respectively 18-20 m / over 40 cm at over 40-<br />

50 years.<br />

Both the observations <strong>and</strong> experience show planting<br />

walnuts in alignments, at 6 m or less distance, even if it<br />

leads to the development of functional field protection<br />

forest belts (alley type), does not provide optimum fruit<br />

production or superior wood quality. Therefore,<br />

continuation of research for determination the most<br />

appropriate technical solutions to develop walnut based<br />

protection belts, in combination with other tree species<br />

or shrubs, <strong>and</strong> implementation in parallel of an optimal<br />

functionality of the forest belts <strong>and</strong> good fruit <strong>and</strong><br />

veneer wood production is necessary.<br />

Photo 9. Marginal area of the railway protection forest belt,<br />

with osage-orange predominance, on forest steppe alluvial soil,<br />

(Putna Seacă, Vrancea County)<br />

Photo 10. Oleaster marginal area of the Balta Albă<br />

(Buzău) forest belt, on salty soils<br />

Black pine (Pinus nigra) is a species less dem<strong>and</strong>ing to<br />

soil features. It thrives in conditions of hot summers <strong>and</strong><br />

dry climate, on medium deep soil, compact, with<br />

limestone bedrock or having a high content of calcium<br />

carbonate, having reduced dem<strong>and</strong>s to soil humidity.<br />

Due to its decorative quality, pine may be introduced,<br />

mixed with ornamental shrubs, in the marginal area of<br />

the road belt.<br />

Virginia juniper (Juniperus virginiana) is also a<br />

species less dem<strong>and</strong>ing to site conditions, developing<br />

well in dry climate with hot summers. Being a<br />

decorative species quality, juniper is used to border the<br />

road belt.<br />

Japanese acacia (Sophora japonica) was found in the<br />

Traian Village (Brăila County) area. Just like black<br />

locust, it has a pronounced open temperament. Acacia<br />

prefers warmer stations, protected from frost, with<br />

loose, deep, fertile <strong>and</strong> slightly humid soils. It led to<br />

good results on cambic, s<strong>and</strong>y-clay to clay chernozems.<br />

Its growth is slow in the early years. It has fairly deep<br />

roots, sprouts well, but does not sucker. Due to its<br />

decorative tree quality, it can be introduced, same as the<br />

black pine <strong>and</strong> Virginia juniper, in the marginal area of<br />

the road belts, but only in conditions favorable to its<br />

development, that is on fertile, light soils (cambic <strong>and</strong><br />

alluvial chernozems with s<strong>and</strong>y-clay to clay texture).<br />

Nettle-tree (Celtis australis) was found in the<br />

composition of the Bărăganu Station forest belts,<br />

introduced in the outer rows mixed with mahaleb<br />

cherry, field maple, Tratarian maple <strong>and</strong> shrubs. It is<br />

resistant to drought, on poor, s<strong>and</strong>y, salty soils, having a<br />

vigorous growth <strong>and</strong> forming fairly regular <strong>and</strong> rich<br />

crowns. These qualities recommend it for the protection<br />

forest belts in difficult site conditions.<br />

Shrubs species used for the road/railway protection<br />

belts that have been analyzed were: privet, red<br />

dogwood, hawthorn, dog rose, smoke tree, elder,<br />

spindle-tree, pea-tree, indigo bush, jasmine, etc. (Photo<br />

11–12). They serve primly to protect soil <strong>and</strong> adjust<br />

penetrability, to ensure an optimal functionality of these<br />

forest belts. The shrubs that were introduced in the<br />

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