Growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) on forest and former agricultural lands in Krynki Forest District

Autorzy

• Jacek Zakrzewski Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Department of Forest Botany, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
  phone: +48 22 5938028, e-mail: j.zakrzewski@wl.sggw.pl
• Katarzyna Leosz Krynki Forest District, Poczopek, 16-113 Szudziałowo, Poland
• Agata Jędrzejuk Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Department of Ornamental Plants, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

The paper shows differences in morphological and anatomical features of the Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) growing on former agricultural and forest lands. It was found that at the same age and in the same climatic conditions Scots pines from former agricultural land had larger stem dimensions and needle sizes as compared with the trees growing on forest land. These results lead to an interesting conclusion connected with future afforestation and reforestiation in the Krynki Forest District.

Keywords

• height and radial growth
• needle parameters
• Krynki Forest District
• forest and former agricultural lands
• Scots pine