National gene conservation unit number: IN-TAXBA-DEU-04
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2011
Date of the most recent visit: 2011

Location

Unit country: Germany
Unit province or state: Bayern
Unit department or county: Niederbayern
Unit municipality: Kelheim
Unit local name: Befreiungshalle
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 360 - 480
Unit surface area [ha]: 96
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):48.9214 | Longitude (Decimal): 11.8492

Soil: Rendzic Leptosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and dry.
Aridity index: 1.148

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Taxus baccata; Quercus robur; Fagus sylvatica; Quercus petraea
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Taxus baccata

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

Target species: Taxus baccata
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 (%): 70%
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: Close-to-natural forestry (continuous cover forest, selective logging)