Every forest must be restored after it has been logged, sawed and felled (clear-felled), as stipulated by the Forest Law and the Cabinet Regulations on Reforestation, Afforestation and Plantation Forests.
Natural regeneration is possible, or restoration can be achieved by planting/seeding.
The species of trees used for reforestation and afforestation are defined in legislation. Some types of forest growth conditions are exceptions, where it is necessary to reforest with a specific tree species, e.g. in forest types such as trough, mint, lane, etc., the stand must be reforested with pine.
Soil preparation is a discretionary measure, but in many cases soil preparation contributes to better conditions for seedlings in their first years of establishment and facilitates maintenance work, which can be carried out more successfully with the least possible injury to young trees. Our experts will be able to help you best understand which soil preparation technique is best suited to your site and conditions, after assessing the site.
When choosing seedlings, it is also important to consider the nursery from which the seedlings are bought, whether only locally grown seedlings are sold there and which regions the seedlings sold are suitable for. The State Forest Service offers a list of Latvian forest nurseries on its website, as well as more information on choosing planting material.
Our experience shows that agrotechnical and stand-care measures taken in the first years of the stand, as well as protection of the young seedlings against predation, significantly protect the young stand and allow it to establish better to become a quality stand in the future.
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- https://likumi.lv/ta/id/2825-meza-likums
- https://likumi.lv/ta/id/247349-meza-atjaunosanas-meza-ieaudzesanas-un-plantaciju-meza-noteikumi
- https://www.vmd.gov.lv/lv/kokaudzetavas
- https://likumi.lv/ta/id/256258-noteikumi-par-meza-reproduktivo-materialu
