National gene conservation unit number: 1VB0256
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2006
Date of the most recent visit: 2009

Location

Unit country: Belgium
Unit province or state: Oost-Vlaanderen
Unit department or county: -
Unit municipality: Dentergem
Unit local name: Meikensbossen
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 23 - 23
Unit surface area [ha]: 0.4
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):50.9785 | Longitude (Decimal): 3.3748

Soil: Dystric Podzoluvisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and moist.
Aridity index: 1.220

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Prunus avium
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Prunus avium

Unit type: Gene reserve forest

Target species: Prunus avium
Status of the target species in the GCU: Pending
Category of the target species in the GCU: Ex situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochthonous
Population share (%): 100%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 51 - 500
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

Management
Population management: Minimum intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: No silviculture