LTU00024

National gene conservation unit number: 06BGD008
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1994
Date of the most recent visit: 2020

Location

Unit country: Lithuania
Unit province or state: Utena
Unit department or county: Ignalina
Unit municipality: Tverecius
Unit local name: Vytenai forest birch state genetic reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 120 - 120
Unit surface area [ha]: 2.1
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):55.2983 | Longitude (Decimal): 26.5925

Soil: Eutric Podzoluvisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.093

Species

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

Unit type: Gene reserve forest