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– Oak (Quercus iberica Stev, Q. macranthera F. et M., Q. imeretina Stev, Q. longipes Stev and etc.)
at 10.5%, and with a volume of wood of 23.6 mil. m 3 ;
– Hornbeam (Carpinus caucasica Grossh) stands at 9.9% with a volume of wood of 24. mil. m 3 ;
– Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) stands at 3.8% and with a volume of wood of 12. mil. m 3 .
The softwood species group form 10.8% and the total volume of wood at 20 million m 3 and include:
Alnus barbata C.A.M., A. incana (L.) Moench at .2% with a volume of wood of 13.8 mil. m 3 ;
Betula verrucosa, B. litwinowi A. Doluch at 2. %, with a volume of wood which is 3.5 mil. m 3 ;
Populus alba L., P. tremula L., P. nigra L. at 0.6%, with a volume of wood 1.4 mil. m 3 .
Coniferous forests occupy 16.4% of all forests and the volume of wood of this forest category is
121.9 mil. m3 and include:
– Pine (Pinus Sosnowskyi Nakai) group at 4.4% of the area covered with forests and providing
a volume of wood of 14.6 mil. m3 ;
– spruce (Picea orientalis Link) group at 5.0% and providing a volume of wood of 32.4 mil. m3 ;
– Abies nordmanniana (Stev) Spach group at 6.9% and providing a volume of wood of 4. mil. m3 (Fig. 1).
Georgia’s forests contain an increasing wood resource in such valuable species as:
yew (Taxus baccata), oak (Quercus macranthera, Quercus imeretina), ash (Fraxinus excelsior), zelkova
(Zelkowa carpinofolia), box (Buxus colchica), linden (Tilia caucasica), maples (Acer campestre,
A. Trautvetteri and other), pear (Pyrus caucasica) and many more.
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