Quality of beech, birch and oak wood from stands growing on post-agricultural lands

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dc.abstract.enThis study assessed the quality of birch, beech, and oak for timber production on former agricultural land. All sample plots for the selected species had the same forest habitat type. All measured trees had already reached the age of felling. Thus, beech was over 120 years old, birch was over 70 years old, and oak was over 140 years old. On each plot, the same morphological features were measured for all trees: diameter at breast height, tree height, height of the first dead branch, height of the first live branch, and crown base. Based on collected data the length and percentage of the trunk suitable for industrial purposes were calculated. In general birch and beech trees from former agricultural land were higher, but had thinner trunks, when in oak reverse observation were noticed. Tree trunks from former agricultural lands have app. 7% shorter knots-free trunk section. The bigger different between forest and former agricultural land was noticed in case of the oak – 14%, then beech – 5% and birch – 1%. Considering the morphological characteristics of the trees and quality indicators, we showed that all species could be used for the afforestation of former agricultural lands to produce high-quality wood for future industrial purposes. However, it should be noticed, that in general calculated standing volume was lower on former agricultural land.
dc.affiliationWydział Leśny i Technologii Drewna
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Użytkowania Lasu
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Nauki o Drewnie i Techniki Cieplnej
dc.contributor.authorTomczak, Karol Kacper
dc.contributor.authorMania, Przemysław
dc.contributor.authorTomczak, Arkadiusz
dc.date.access2025-10-29
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-29T09:34:33Z
dc.date.available2025-10-29T09:34:33Z
dc.date.copyright2022-12
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>This study assessed the quality of birch, beech, and oak for timber production on former agricultural land. All sample plots for the selected species had the same forest habitat type. All measured trees had already reached the age of felling. Thus, beech was over 120 years old, birch was over 70 years old, and oak was over 140 years old. On each plot, the same morphological features were measured for all trees: diameter at breast height, tree height, height of the first dead branch, height of the first live branch, and crown base. Based on collected data the length and percentage of the trunk suitable for industrial purposes were calculated. In general birch and beech trees from former agricultural land were higher, but had thinner trunks, when in oak reverse observation were noticed. Tree trunks from former agricultural lands have app. 7% shorter knots-free trunk section. The bigger different between forest and former agricultural land was noticed in case of the oak – 14%, then beech – 5% and birch – 1%. Considering the morphological characteristics of the trees and quality indicators, we showed that all species could be used for the afforestation of former agricultural lands to produce high-quality wood for future industrial purposes. However, it should be noticed, that in general calculated standing volume was lower on former agricultural land.</jats:p>
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dc.description.number2
dc.description.points70
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume68
dc.identifier.doi10.37763/wr.1336-4561/68.2.279292
dc.identifier.eissn2729-8906
dc.identifier.issn1336-4561
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/5593
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.woodresearch.sk/cms/quality-of-beech-birch-and-oak-wood-from-stands-growing-on-post-agricultural-lands/
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationforestry
dc.relation.ispartofWood Research
dc.relation.pages279-292
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enfarmland
dc.subject.enagricultural land
dc.subject.enwood quality
dc.subject.enFagus sylvatica
dc.subject.enBetula pendula
dc.subject.enQuercus spp.
dc.subject.enwood production
dc.titleQuality of beech, birch and oak wood from stands growing on post-agricultural lands
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