National gene conservation unit number: EST1985PAB004
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2001
Date of the most recent visit: 2009

Location

Unit country: Estonia
Unit province or state: Estonia
Unit department or county: Võru county
Unit municipality: Varstu parish
Unit local name: Vastse-Roosa
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 45 - 55
Unit surface area [ha]: 149.3
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):57.5539 | Longitude (Decimal): 26.6283

Soil: Eutric Planosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.247

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Picea abies
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Picea abies

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Seed stand

Target species: Picea abies
Status of the target species in the GCU: Not included
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): > 5000
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Requires management intervention

Management
Population management: Conservation through active intervention carried out
Predominant silvicultural system: Clear-cutting with artificial regeneration (planting or seeding)