Claim · model-written summary
Sessile oak grows across a broad range of soils and elevations to 2200 m, particularly in Atlantic and sub-Mediterranean climates.
- Outcome
- grows on a wide variety of soils and at altitudese0
- Value
- 2200 me0
- Setting
- Atlantic and sub-Mediterranean climatese0
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Verbatim
e0“This species grows on a wide variety of soils and at altitudes ranging from sea level to 2200 m, especially in Atlantic and sub-Mediterranean climates, and it is sensitive to low winter temperatures, early and late frosts, as well as high summer temperatures.”
t0“Sessile oak”
Title
Management of sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.), a major forest species in Europe
Valeriu-Norocel Nicolescu; Torsten Vor; Robert Brus; et al. Journal of Forestry Research 2025. doi:10.1007/s11676-025-01868-1
Other claims from this paper (13)
- Observation Sessile oak is widely distributed across most of Europe, particularly hills and lower mountain ranges.
- Observation Sessile oak is sensitive to low winter temperatures, frosts and high summer temperatures.
- Observation Sessile oak forms pure and mixed stands with several broadleaved species.
- Mechanism Broadleaved understorey species promote natural shedding of lower oak branches and protect the trunk against epicormic branches.
- Observation Sessile oak is long lived, light demanding and wind firm, associated with its root architecture.
- Observation Sessile oak can regenerate by seed or stump shoots in several forest systems.
- Observation Sessile oak forests are managed in regular and irregular silvicultural systems.
- Recommendation Young naturally regenerated stands are kept dense through weeding, release cutting and cleaning to support natural pruning.
- Observation Sessile oak plantations commonly have densities of 4000 to 6000 plants per hectare.
- Recommendation Mature stand management focuses crown thinning on final crop trees, usually no more than 100 per hectare.
- Recommendation Mature stand management targets large, high quality trees at rotation ages generally above 120 years.
- Observation Conversion of simple coppices and coppice with standards to high forests continues in parts of Europe.
- Observation The authors expect sessile oak to gain importance in future European forests because of disturbance, drought and heat resistance.