National gene conservation unit number: 53PGD041
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1994
Date of the most recent visit: 2020

Location

Unit country: Lithuania
Unit province or state: Siauliai
Unit department or county: Siauliai
Unit municipality: Kursenai kaimiskoji
Unit local name: Padarba forest pine state genetic reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 120 - 120
Unit surface area [ha]: 11
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):55.9769 | Longitude (Decimal): 22.9644

Soil: Haplic Podzols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.025

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris
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 (%): 81%
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)