Silviculture
The activities in the past year are presented according to the Provisions of the Forest management plan for the Menagement Units, as well as according to the Working plan. The financial means for the afforestation and reforestation are being realized in line with the Forest Act (Art. 68. and 70). Welfare functions of forests, their use and compensation are proscribed in the Art. 70.
FOREST ACT - REFORESTATION
The activities within reforestation are carried out on the following areas (ha):
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Preparation works on forest regeneration 7 300 |
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Planting and sowing 2 100 |
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Filling within stands 2 100 |
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Tending and thinning 14 400 |
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Cleaning of stands 6 300 |
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Other works (tending of cultures) 760 |
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Resurrection 50 |
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Forest management Plan (adopted by the Management Board of “Hrvatske šume”) determines the means for the reforestation in the following approximate amount (percent of wood sale realized): |
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The activities within the scope of afforestation are carried out on the following areas (ha):
40 nurseries of “Hrvatske šume”, covering an area of 424,05 ha produce annually ca 15 million seedlings. The nursery of the Forestry Research Institute Jastrebarsko produces another 1 milijun, amountig totally to 16 million seedlings. Broadleaved seedlings amount to 12,3 million of the total quantity, needleleaved amount to 1,5 million and 2,2 million of forest seedlings are intended to be afforestated in the Karst seaside region.
For the production of forest seedlings “Hrvatske šume” have for 20 needleleaved species totally 90 objects of acknowledged seed stands on the total area of 407 ha, or further 37 objects of selected forest seed on the total area of 943 ha. For the collection of seeds of 18 broadleaved species there are 113 objects of acknowledged seed stands on the total area of 3 731,50 ha, or 129 objects of selected stands for collection of forest seeds on the total area of 12 678 ha. All the objects are under supervision of the expert department of FRI Jastrebarsko. HŠ has a long term contract with the Institute covering the supervision of the seed objects. At the moment, a Rulebook of classification of seed objects is being developed, according to which the seed objects of “Hrvatske šume” will be newly classified. |
