National gene conservation unit number: IN-PYUPS-DEU-02
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2011
Date of the most recent visit: 2012

Location

Unit country: Germany
Unit province or state: Bayern
Unit department or county: Mittelfranken
Unit municipality: Nordheim
Unit local name: Limpurger Forst
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 390 - 410
Unit surface area [ha]: 87
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):49.5825 | Longitude (Decimal): 10.3219

Soil: Vertic Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and dry.
Aridity index: 1.034

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Pyrus pyraster; Quercus robur; Quercus petraea
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Pyrus pyraster

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Forest area managed for wood production AND/or multiple uses AND services

Target species: Pyrus pyraster
Status of the target species in the GCU: Pending
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 30%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 500 - 4999
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Sporadic

Management
Population management: Conservation through active intervention carried out
Predominant silvicultural system: Shelterwood systems