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29.9% of Georgian oak is distributed over an area of 19,08 ha and accounts for 24.5% of the forest
resource with 2,381,310 m3 .
In the southern part of the country the data for the species are as follows: oriental beech – 12.2% of
the forest with an area of 11,611 ha and a volume representing 11.5% of the total and amounting to
2,366,404 m3 while Georgian oak accounts for 62.8% of the area or 40,033 ha and representing 63.3%
of the volume which is equivalent to 510,513 m3 .
Experience shows that in Armenia oriental beech prefer to grow on the northern parts of the country
while Georgian oak grows better in the southern part of the country.
The above data show the differences between oriental beech and Georgian oak forests, due to
ecological needs, altitude and humidity preferences.
In the northern areas of the country where oriental beech prefer to grow, the mountains are higher
than in the southern parts of the country, where mountains are much lower and where Georgian oak
prefers to grow.
Table 2: The change of resource indexes of oriental beech and Georgian oak according to sea level height and
scope diclivity level
The dominating
tree species
Oriental beech
Georgian oak
30
The
level of
scope
declivity
Up to
800
meters
800-1,200
1,200-
1,600
The sea level height [m]
1,600-
1,800
1,800-
2,000
2,000
and
higher
Total
1 ha average
resource (m)
Up to 10 1,200 47,190 76,050 10,900 1,560 136,900 139.0
11-20 1,710 339,500 1,455,740 433,650 62,800 3,600 2,297,000 183.0
21-30 10,790 1,499,800 7,454,970 2,990,000 1,205,000 35,420 12,111,480 215.4
31-40 12,100 827,500 1,560,470 1,277,000 328,800 20,950 5,111,320 233.0
41 and
higher
2,920 165,490 511,060 158,610 29,370 520 867,970 217.8
Total
1 ha,
28,720 2,879,480 11,058,290 4,870,060 1,627,530 60,490 20,524,670 216.4
average
resource
(m3 )
185.0 212.1 220.6 217.1 197.5 166.1 216.4
Up to 10 2,270 27,900 40,690 12,680 1,450 91,290 107.7
11-20 4,440 186,500 395,290 236,500 13,800 910 1,223,470 127.3
21-30 20,740 802,960 2,635,120 1,075,520 552,620 48,000 4,642,430 128.4
31-40 9,490 428,000 769,860 400,500 148,000 10,810 1,866,340 123.5
41 and
higher
2,250 70,280 136,890 31,380 2,630 243,430 117.5
Total
1 ha,
39,190 1,515,640 3,977,850 1,756,580 718,500 59,720 8,066,960 126.5
average
resource
(m3 )
80.2 114.3 135.2 128.3 118.7 69.0 126.5