Progress report: Lithuania Vaidotas Lygis Lithuanian Forest Seed Farming and Tree Breeding Service

Progress report:

Lithuania

Vaidotas Lygis Lithuanian Forest Seed Farming and Tree Breeding Service

PLANNED...

Kėdainiai Forest Enterprise:

The propagation of hardwoods

PLANNED ACTIVITIES (as in PHARE project)

• Activity 1. Review on the present deciduous forest management practises.

• Activity 2. Survey and registration of the valuable natural and planted hardwood sites.

• Activity 3. Establishment of the demonstration paths for showing of various hardwood biotopes and examples of the silvicultural management.

• Activity 4. Establishment and maintenance of the pilot hardwood plantations for demonstration of conservation and use of hardwood variability.

• Activity 5. Courses for forest owners, farmers and other interested public groups.

• Activity 6. Meetings and international seminar.

PLANNED ACTIVITIES (as in PHARE project)

• Activity 1. Review on the present deciduous forest management practises.

• Activity 2. Survey and registration of the valuable natural and planted hardwood sites.

• Activity 3. Establishment of the demonstration paths for showing of various hardwood biotopes and examples of the silvicultural management.

PRESENT ACTIVITIES

• Activity 1. Review on the present

deciduous forest management practises.

• Activity 1.

• Summarizing of data on existing experimental plantations

• Investigation of the present hardwood industry activities, products, and recent technologies

• Propagation of current requirements for the forest reproductive material, based on recent EU regulations

PRESENT ACTIVITIES

• Activity 2. Survey and registration of the valuable natural and planted hardwood

sites.

• Activity 2.

• training of local foresters in identification and general understanding of species and habitats

• location and mappig of valuable hardwood objects: key habitats, gene reserves, demonstration sites...

PRESENT ACTIVITIES

• Activity 3. Establishment of the demonstration paths

4

1

76

2

5

3

Šėta forest district, Kėdainiai Forest Enterprise

Demonstration path in seed reserve of Quercus robur

FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTISES

• Activity 3.

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1

7 6

2

5

3


1. Plot of good natural regeneration of oak


• Activity 3.

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1

7 6

2

5

3



2. Planned oak plantation. To be stocked 1x2 m (without soil preparation, with protective shields)


• Activity 3.

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1

7 6

2

5

3




3. Plot, left for natural regeneration (without soil preparation)


• Activity 3.

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1

7 6

2

5

3





4. Planned oak plantation. To be stocked 2x3 m (into soil prepared with disc harrow, with protective shields)


• Activity 3.

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1

7 6

2

5

3






5. Planned oak plantation. To be stocked 1x2 m (without soil preparation and protective shields)


• Activity 3.

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1

7 6

2

5

3







6. Continuous ploughing – to promote natural regeneration of oak. Sowing by acorns in part of the plot


• Activity 3.

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1

7 6

2

5

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6. Continuous ploughing – to promote natural regeneration of oak. Sowing by acorns in part of the plot



• Activity 3.

Planting material will originate from the local seed trees:


all mapped

numbered

phenotypic characteristics evaluated.

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18

9

11

12

84

6

5

3

7

2

13

17

15

16

1

14

19

M 1:3000

Start of exposition


Seed trees


44

46

57

60

59

56

58

61

50

3940

41

42

43

4745

4849

51

5254

53

55

6564

63

62

66

67

68

Seed trees selected in gene reserve of

Q. robur

More demonstration objects...

Examples of forest management in the

gene reserve


• No financial support as last years’ PHARE project has not been granted

• Incomprehension of the ”AH” project’s benefits by state and subordinate forest officials, private forest owners, and hardwood processing companies

• Inactivity of Supreme forest authorities

• Lack of experienced and competent English-speaking staff in the region

• Access to specific forest inventory data is limited

PROBLEMS

PERSPECTIVES ?

• Some work could be done with the support of Kėdainiai Forest Enterprise

• High economical potential of the hardwoods is at least acknowledged by state and Supreme forest authorities

• This years’ PHARE project will be granted (?)

• The work must go on!

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Progress report: Lithuania Vaidotas Lygis Lithuanian Forest Seed Farming and Tree Breeding Service