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Forests in Lithuania

Forests in Lithuania

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Forests in Lithuania cover approximately one third of Lithuania's territory.[1] Of these, around half are publicly owned, and one 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]

Largest forests in Lithuania
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Pavilniai Regional Park
Dainava Forest
Bubiai-Padubysis-Forest, Šiauliai

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

  1. [1]
    Forest area in the EU, 2020 (share of forest in total area, %)
  2. [2]
    "Dainavos giria".
  • Vaitiekūnas, Stasys; Elena Valančienė (2005). Lietuvos geografija (in Lithuanian). Alma litera. p. 116. ISBN 9955-08-534-7.

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