Charakterystyka pędu głównego dojrzałej olszy czarnej (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.)

A comparative analysis was made for different measures of location and variation in height increment of the main stem of the mature black alder from the north−eastern region (N) and two southern regions (S1 and S2) of Poland. Correlation was found between annual height increment and tree age and height, as well as the number of the nodes along the shoot and the length of the internode. It was demonstrated that the trees producing long shoots in a given year would produce long shoots also in the successive years.