PECULIARITIES OF PREPARING FELLING AREAS FOR FOREST NURSERIES
Forest nurseries are a separate subdivision or profile part, which is engaged in cultivation of seedlings for forest regeneration. Clear-cutting of felling areas for their reclamation under forest nurseries is one of the most important and labor-consuming operations under reforestation. The article considers peculiarities and drawbacks of using various technical means for stumps, roots and felling residuals while preparing the area for nurseries on ungrubbed out clearings. It is pointed out that mechanization means for clear cuttings for nursery forests do not fully meet the requirements and require further scientific research and their further modernization. It is expedient to develop new advanced technological methods and technical means which would allow to exclude silvicultural drawbacks and improve the quality of the work.