Wpływ osłony bocznej drzewostanu na wzrost dębu bezszypułkowego (Quercus petraea) i grabu pospolitego (Carpinus betulus) w fazie uprawy

We investigated annual height increment of sessile oak and common hornbeam planted on clear−cut in respect to the distance to the adjacent mature Scots pine stand. The study area was divided into 3 zones (I−III) each of 20 m width. The four analyzed treatments were defined on a basis of a mingling form: W1 – a monoculture of oak (control plot), W2 and W3 – two types of row mixture, W4 – single tree mixture. Two years after planting an annual height increment of both tree species was significantly higher in the zone I (adjacent to the mature pine stand from the SW side) than in two other zones. The same significant differences were also found at the other inventories. Although hornbeam was on average higher than oak, a growth inhibition of oak by hornbeam was not significant. The annual height increment of both species was correlated with the precipitation in June and July.