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Tummel Level II plot - Description
 

Date of installation19/06/1995
Planting year1969
Main tree speciesSitka Spruce
Other tree species present in plot
Forest type
Sylvicultural systemPlantation. BEAR code 33
Tree density
Biomass/volume779 m3/ha (2005)
Basal area92.4 m2/ha (2005)
Local Yield Class17
Plot dimensions0.3081 ha
Altitude400 m
Mean slope8 %
Geology
TopographyUpland
AspectSouth West
Rainfall1500 mm
Provisional soil type (FAO 1988)Ferric podzol
                 


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