National gene conservation unit number: 27PGD002
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1993
Date of the most recent visit: 2017

Location

Unit country: Lithuania
Unit province or state: Alytus
Unit department or county: Alytus
Unit municipality: Raitininkai
Unit local name: Noskunai forest pine state genetic reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 80 - 80
Unit surface area [ha]: 34.5
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):54.2607 | Longitude (Decimal): 24.0030

Soil: Cambic Arenosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.043

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Pinus sylvestris; Betula pendula
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Pinus sylvestris

Unit type: Gene reserve forest

Target species: Pinus sylvestris
Status of the target species in the GCU: -
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 72%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 500 - 4999
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

Management
Population management: Minimum intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-natural forestry (continuous cover forest, selective logging)