Creation of highly productive plantations on lands withdrawn from active agriculture
The need for involvement of agricultural land not cultivated for a long time into the economic turnover is discussed in the article. The success of forest growing on such lands is substantiated. The results proved the success of growing conifers on experimental plots located on the lands that were withdrawn from agriculture. The estimation of growth conditions (site class determination) for pine and spruce in pilot sites has been done. Stand development has been analyzed. Pine and larch have proved to grow better on experimental plots. Trees planted with closed root system show better growth. It is proposed to carry out conversion cuts and create mixed stands by natural regeneration of birch and by planting pine and spruce on lands overgrown with deciduous species.