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<p>The grand fir (<italic>Abies grandis</italic> /Douglas ex D. Don/Lindl.) is a promising species with a high potential to fulfil many forest functions, mainly production, site improvement and landscaping functions. The aim of the presented study is to summarise the research results concerning the silviculture of this species, production capacity and environmental effects in the conditions of the Czech Republic. Despite its relatively small reduced area, which was 1,208.59 ha in 2013 (<ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://eagri.cz">http://eagri.cz</ext-link>), Grand fir shows quite high potential of producing timber convenient for specific purposes, and has a favourable effect on forest soils. At specific favourable sites it is superior also to Douglas-fir. It has a considerable potential for ornamental purposes and as a Christmas tree. Basic knowledge for its successful cultivation is available.</p>
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The grand fir (Abies grandis /Douglas ex D. Don/Lindl.) is a promising species with a high potential to fulfil many forest functions, mainly production, site improvement and landscaping functions. The aim of the presented study is to summarise the research results concerning the silviculture of this species, production capacity and environmental effects in the conditions of the Czech Republic. Despite its relatively small reduced area, which was 1,208.59 ha in 2013 (http://eagri.cz), Grand fir shows quite high potential of producing timber convenient for specific purposes, and has a favourable effect on forest soils. At specific favourable sites it is superior also to Douglas-fir. It has a considerable potential for ornamental purposes and as a Christmas tree. Basic knowledge for its successful cultivation is available.

<article-title xml:lang="en">Silviculture, production potential and ecological effects of Grand fir (<italic>Abies grandis</italic>/Douglas ex D. Don/Lindl.) in the Czech Republic – review

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Fakulta lesnická a dřevařská, Kamýcká 129, CZ – 165 21 Praha 6 - Suchdol, Česká republika

Výzkumný ústav lesního hospodářství a myslivosti, Strnady 136, CZ – 252 02 Jíloviště, Česká republika

Central European Forestry Journal

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Silviculture, production potential and ecological effects of Grand fir (/Douglas ex D. Don/Lindl.) in the Czech Republic – review

The grand fir (Abies grandis /Douglas ex D. Don/Lindl.) is a promising species with a high potential to fulfil many forest functions, mainly production, site...

Silviculture, production potential and ecological effects of Grand fir (Abies grandis/Douglas ex D. Don/Lindl.) in the Czech Republic – review

Published Online: Feb 29, 2016

Page range: 262 - 266

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/forj-2015-0035

Keywords
Grand fir, production, silviculture, ecological effects, timber use

© 2015 Martin Fulín, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Silviculture, production potential and ecological effects of Grand fir (Abies grandis/Douglas ex D. Don/Lindl.) in the Czech Republic – review

Published Online: Feb 29, 2016

Page range: 262 - 266

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/forj-2015-0035

KeywordsGrand fir, production, silviculture, ecological effects, timber use

© 2015 Martin Fulín, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Grand fir, production, silviculture, ecological effects, timber use