National gene conservation unit number: 14BGD036
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1994
Date of the most recent visit: 2021

Location

Unit country: Lithuania
Unit province or state: Panevezys
Unit department or county: Panevezys
Unit municipality: Naujamiestis
Unit local name: Prievacka forest birch state genetic reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 65 - 65
Unit surface area [ha]: 4.42
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):55.7125 | Longitude (Decimal): 24.0628

Soil: Gleyic Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 0.977

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Alnus glutinosa; Betula pendula; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Populus tremula
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Betula pendula

Unit type: Gene reserve forest

Target species: Betula pendula
Status of the target species in the GCU: -
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochthonous
Population share (%): 56%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 501 - 5000
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

Management
Population management: Minimum intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-nature forestry