Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XI
Written by Lucian DINCĂ
Field elm is a tree species widespread in many areas from Europe, including the Moldavian Plain. Due to its multiple qualities, field elm represents a valuable wood resource even though it has a reduced areal. The present article describes the environment and stand conditions for this species in the Moldavian Plain and is based on an inventory of all stand elements from this area that were extracted from forest management plans dating from the last decades. Field elm is present in all forest districts from the Moldavian Plain, occupying a total surface of 369 ha. From an altitudinal perspective, the species is widespread from 25 m up to 440 m. The largest percentage is found between 100 and 200 m. The stands’ age ranges between 5 and 100 years, with the largest percentage at 21-40 years. The stands have an average productivity, a relatively even-aged structure and a crown density of 0.8-0.9 with a current average growth of 0.5-0.7 m3/ha. The characteristic soils are cambic chernozem and stagnic luvisol, while the forest types are represented by tug forests and tug holm.
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