Assessment of the economic limit of plantability.

  • P.S. Savill Research Officer, Forestry Division, Department of Agriculture, Belfast.
Keywords: Exposure, planting, windthrow, isopleth, Sitka spruce, Picea sitchensis, tree growth, elevation, exposure.

Abstract

ABOUT 40 per cent of the State forest land in Northern Ireland has been classed as climatic or blanket peat. Such peats are found only in inhospitable areas where precipitation is high, usually at least 1,400 mm a year, elevations generally exceed 300 m (Barry, 1969); the areas are very windy. (Mean hourly windspeed at Ballypatrick, Co. Antrim was 1 1.8 knots in 1972 with 677 hours during the year when the mean speed was in excess of 22 knots (Anon 1973).)...
Published
1974-11-01
How to Cite
Savill, P. (1974) “Assessment of the economic limit of plantability.”, Irish Forestry. Available at: https://journal.societyofirishforesters.ie/index.php/forestry/article/view/9266 (Accessed: 20April2024).
Issue
Vol. 31, No. 1, 1974
Section
Articles