<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The research was conducted on the external spoil heap of the ‘Piaseczno’ Sulphur Mine (southern Poland). This paper is aimed to compare the selected properties of macrostructure and density of wood of Scots pine trees planted onto the external spoil heap of the mine, in the scope of forest reclamation, depending on the soil substrate and employed reclamation treatments. The annual rings of pine trees on the Quaternary sands and Tertiary Krakowieckie clays (S&amp;C) were significantly wider than those of the individuals on the Quaternary loose sands (S) and Quaternary sands and Tertiary clays after an intense initial fertilization (F). However, the share of latewood zone and density of wood of the pine trees growing on the substrate F were significantly greater in comparison to those of substrates S and S&amp;C.</p></abstract>

The research was conducted on the external spoil heap of the ‘Piaseczno’ Sulphur Mine (southern Poland). This paper is aimed to compare the selected properties of macrostructure and density of wood of Scots pine trees planted onto the external spoil heap of the mine, in the scope of forest reclamation, depending on the soil substrate and employed reclamation treatments. The annual rings of pine trees on the Quaternary sands and Tertiary Krakowieckie clays (S&C) were significantly wider than those of the individuals on the Quaternary loose sands (S) and Quaternary sands and Tertiary clays after an intense initial fertilization (F). However, the share of latewood zone and density of wood of the pine trees growing on the substrate F were significantly greater in comparison to those of substrates S and S&C.

A comparison of the selected properties of macrostructure and density of wood of scots pines (<italic>Pinus sylvestris</italic> L.) growing on various mine soil substrates

Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest and Wood Utilization

Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Ecology and Reclamation

Folia Forestalia Polonica

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A comparison of the selected properties of macrostructure and density of wood of scots pines ( L.) growing on various mine soil substrates

The research was conducted on the external spoil heap of the ‘Piaseczno’ Sulphur Mine (southern Poland). This paper is aimed to compare the selected properties...

A comparison of the selected properties of macrostructure and density of wood of scots pines (Pinus sylvestris L.) growing on various mine soil substrates

Published Online: May 19, 2018

Page range: 11 - 21

Received: Jul 13, 2017

Accepted: Jan 05, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2018-0002

Keywords
annual rings, latewood, density, increment core, soil

© 2018 Radosław Wąsik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

A comparison of the selected properties of macrostructure and density of wood of scots pines (Pinus sylvestris L.) growing on various mine soil substrates

Published Online: May 19, 2018

Page range: 11 - 21

Received: Jul 13, 2017

Accepted: Jan 05, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2018-0002

Keywordsannual rings, latewood, density, increment core, soil

© 2018 Radosław Wąsik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
annual rings, latewood, density, increment core, soil