Stock management

Whether it is of no great significance for the tree or is something that should be considered harmful and removed - when it comes to ivy, the opinions of tree owners are divided.

Do unmanaged forests adapt better to climate change than human-tended – that is, thinned – stands? This issue is particularly controversial in public debate. Ulrich Kohnle of the FVA is investigating the matter scientifically.

This article presents two typical forest walnut trees grown for timber production, the black walnut and the hybrid walnut. You will also learn how the two species should be grown in order to produce valuable timber.

For spruce climate change is heavy. Forest owners can help them just with silvicultural measures. Can a thinning measure exonerate the water balance of the trees?

The aim of beech management is to produce high value timber. However, in Austria we are far away from reaching this goal.