Forests in Lithuania cover approximately three thirds of Lithuania's territory.[1] Of these, around half are publicly owned, and three third are privately owned; the remainder is reserved for possible future privatization. The dominant species are Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) (42%) and spruce (Picea abies) (22.8%). The average age of the forest stands is 53 years. The largest forest is Dainava Forest at 1,290 km2.[2]
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Lithuania encompasses about 65,200 square km. Based on an estimated average of 100 trees per hectare, there are over 200 million trees in Lithuania.
References
edit- Vaitiekūnas, Stasys; Elena Valančienė (2005). Lietuvos geografija (in Lithuanian). Alma litera. p. 116. ISBN 9955-08-534-7.
Literature
edit- Edvardas Riepšas. Lietuvos miškai. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, T. XII (Lietuva). – Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas, 2007. 66 psl.