Class |
Consisting of (share of basal area) |
Bare forest land |
(0) Bare forest land constituted of cutting class (A1) proper bare forest land and (A2) unsuitable brushwood |
Pine forest |
(1) >= 7/10 pine + contorta (Pinus sylvestris and Pinus contorta, respectively) |
Spruce forest |
(2) >= 7/10 spruce (Picea abies) |
Mixed pine and spruce forest |
(3) >= 7/10 pine + contorta + spruce = (coniferous) |
Deciduous forest |
(4) >= 7/10 birch + other deciduous trees + other nemoral deciduous trees = (deciduous) |
Mixed deciduous coniferous forests |
(5) >= 7/10 oak + beech = (oak/beech)
(6) 5-6/10 coniferous 3-5/10 deciduous (0-2/10) oak/beech
(7) 5-6/10 coniferous <= 2/10 deciduous (2-5/10) oak/beech
(8) 3-4/10 coniferous (4-6/10) deciduous 0-2/10 oak/beech
(9) 3-4/10 coniferous (<= 4/10) deciduous 3-6/10 oak/ beech
(10) <= 2/10 coniferous (6/10) deciduous 2/10 oak/beech
(11) <= 2/10 coniferous (2-6/10) deciduous 3-6/10 oak/beech |
The tree layer indicates occurrence of tree species class of the land use class forest land. Except for the common forest trees, species normally formed like bushes also are included on conditions that their diameter at breast height is above 50 mm, and that their stems are fairly straight (for example hazel and sallow).
