The study of forestry and stand mensuration characteristics of pine stands in recreational and health-improving forests of the Left Bank Steppe was conducted based on forest management materials. The distribution of pine stands in the recreational and health-improving forests of the region by location, origin, forest types, age groups and classes, site classes, and relative density of stocking was analyzed. For pine stands within the forest areas of green belt) (sites where forest activities are permitted), indicators of the use of forest potential by modal pines were calculated to compare reference stands. It was found that the pine plantations in the recreational and health-improving forests of the region grow in an area of more than 83 thousand hectares. In terms of area, man-made pine stands significantly dominate, the share of which is 93.6% of the total area, the rest of the area (6.4%) is occupied by pine forests of natural origin. The predominance of pine stands within green belt was revealed. Their proportion is 76.1% of the total area, including the forestry zone - 59.7% and the forest park zone – 16.4%. The significant area of the investigated pine plantations (37% of the total area) is located in the conditions of a fresh oak-pine (mixed) forest on transitional, relatively poor soils (subor in Ukrainian). The most part of forest is middle-aged stands (59.3% of the total forest area and 70.5% of the total stock of wood). Moreover, pine forest of I (39.2 %) and II (31.1 %) site classes and 0.7-0.8 density dominated (73.5 %). The rate of utilization of the forest potential by modal pines within forest areas of green belt compared reference stands is relatively low and reaches 63%.
forest category, the origin of the stands, forest indicators, modal stands, reference plantations
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