The specifics of the growth of beech seedlings (Fagus Sylvatica L.) of different geographic proveniences in the "Plaiul Fagului" Scientific Reserve

Abstract

The aim of the conducted researches is to assess the particularities of growing in height and diameter of the beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) seedlings in the habitat of the "Plaiul Fagului" scientific reserve, obtained from seeds that were harvested from populations of different geographical origins. The researched provenances originate from: the “Plaiul Fagului” scientific reservation, compartment 26C (Republic of Moldova); Strâmbu Băiuț forest district, UP II, compartment 76C (România) and Ivano-Frankivsk – State Enterprise “Nadvirnyanske Lisove Gospodarstvo”, Nadvirna district, compartment 6(1) (Ukraine). The seeds were sown in the fall of 2020. According to the height and diameter growth particularities of the seedlings, in the cultures where they originate from, the beech can be considered as a variable species.