National gene conservation unit number: 17
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2022
Date of the most recent visit: 2022

Location

Unit country: United Kingdom
Unit province or state: Scotland
Unit department or county: Aberdeenshire
Unit municipality: Dinnet
Unit local name: Muir of Dinnet NNR
Ownership of the unit: Private
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 165 - 165
Unit surface area [ha]: 4.9
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):57.0867 | Longitude (Decimal): -2.9143

Soil: Haplic Podzols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.876

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Betula pendula; Betula pubescens; Corylus avellana; Crataegus monogyna; Fraxinus excelsior; Populus tremula; Quercus petraea; Sorbus aucuparia
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Populus tremula

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation

Target species: Populus tremula
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochthonous
Population share (%): 60%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 501 - 5000
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

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