Find out more about the main pests that can attack fir trees and the specific control methods.
Forestry
Forestry is art, craft and science at the same time. Through the forestry work, the regeneration, composition, growth, health and quality of forests is controlled so that the needs and values of owners and society are met both now and in the future. Basically, through silvicultural interventions, the natural processes of forest life are mimicked at a rapid pace.
The national forest fund includes forests, land for afforestation, nurseries and plantations, crops of various types (e.g. Christmas trees, ornamental shrubs), forest administration land (e.g. forest roads, pasture, pheasantry, huts, etc.), ponds, water catchment areas, as well as non-productive land.
In addition, forests fulfil numerous ecological functions (biodiversity, soil, water, climate protection, etc.), economic functions (wood and non-wood products, services, etc.) and social functions (aesthetic, recreational, etc.).
The methodologies regarding the exploitation and regeneration of the stands are known as silvicultural treatments. From regeneration to exploitability (or physiological death), the forest goes through several successive stages.
Salvage cuttings, sanitation cuttings, or hygiene cuttings aim to improve the phytosanitary status of the forest stands. In order to limit the spread of pathogens or pests, infested trees, dry and drying trees, broken or fallen trees, as well as trap trees (used to monitor insect populations) are removed from the stand.
Conifers are attacked by pests that form galleries between the bark and the wood. Also, some of the pests cause defoliation of trees. Control methods include pheromone traps and insecticide treatments.
Growth means the irreversible increase in size, volume, and weight of trees and stands. The development of trees and stands refers to the qualitative properties that trees and stands undergo, properties that also depend largely on growth.
Find out more about the pathogens that can affect the needles, branches or cones of conifers, and the specific prevention and control methods.
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