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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2021, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (9): 1-12.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20210901

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Site Classification and Site Quality Evaluation of Pinus tabulaeformis Plantation for Construction Timber in Pingquan, Hebei Province

Xiaowen Zhang1,Qingjun Yu2,Guisheng Luo1,Xi Jia1,Danni Wu1,Zhongkui Jia1,*   

  1. 1. College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University Engineering Technology Research Center of Pinus tabulaeformis of National Forestry and Grassland Administration Beijing 100083
    2. Huangtuliangzi State-Owned Forest Farm of Pingguan, Hebei Province Pingquan 067506
  • Received:2019-10-18 Online:2021-09-25 Published:2021-11-29
  • Contact: Zhongkui Jia

Abstract:

Objective: The site classification and site quality evaluation of Pinus tabulaeformis plantation in Pingquan, Hebei Province were carried out, and the site quality was graded in order to select suitable plantations of P. tabulaeformis for construction timber. Method: The P. tabulaeformis plantation in Pingquan was investigated using the data from 92 fixed plots and stem analysis of 42 trees, the method of dominant factor analysis was used to screen out the dominant factors. The site index table was compiled by the method of comparative advantage, and the site quality was evaluated according to the table. Combined with the site index distribution map, 9 sample plots with the same age and density but different site quality were selected to analyze the physical and mechanical properties of P. tabulaeformis wood by cutting dominant trees. Result: According to the site type distribution map of P. tabulaeformis: the middle soil layer is the most distributed, accounting for 65.5% of the total area, the thin soil layer is 27.9%, the thick soil layer is the least, accounting for 6.6%; the shaded slopes are more distributed, it accounts for 76.6%, and the sunny slopes are less distributed, accounting for 23.4%. According to the distribution map of site index: the plots with site index of 9 and 10 cover an area of 14 277.665 hm2, accounting for 28.1%; the plots with site index of 6, 7, and 8 cover an area of 33 648.51 hm2, accounting for the total area 66.1%; only 2 973.63 hm2 has a site index of 4 and 5, accounting for only 5.8% Collusionn: The quality of the site in Pingquan is at the upper-middle level, which is suitable for construction timber, for which Huangtuliangzi Town and Liuxi Manchu Township are the best sites.

Key words: Pinus tabulaeformis construction timber, ArcGIS, dominant factor, site type division, site quality evaluation, wood physical and mechanical properties

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