Site Skiftenes (NO_QP_13)

Details

Source
Type
Origin, Collecting and Evaluation site
Coordinates precision
Site
Latitude
58.411 — 58°24'38 N
Longitude
8.489 — 8°29'18 E
Geographical location
Norway > Northern Europe > Europe
Altitude
96.0
Slope
35° E
Topography
7 (micro-topography 1)
Environment type
Forest/woodland
Comment
Situated in southern Norway, 8 km nortwest of Grimstad. About 30 minutes walking from the road. Nature reserve, private owned. Parts of the forest is well managed. The site has been used as seed source for Quercus petraea, known for its good genetic quality. Where the forest has been managed, the trees are straight and tall, the unmanged parts have smaller trees. The terrain is bumped with steep slopes and large stone blocks. The bedrock consists of coarse granite, dominant soil type is brown soil.

Additional info

Exeptional event
No
GCU code
NOR00002
Indicator plants
Target species: Quercus petraea. Most common tree species: Quercus petraea, Quercus robur, Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris. Other tree species: Tilia cordata, Taxus baccata, Corylus avellana, Populus tremula.
Shade
No
Stand description
Age distribution: uneven. Stand structure: multi-layer.