National gene conservation unit number: 60PGD101
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1994
Date of the most recent visit: 2025

Location

Unit country: Lithuania
Unit province or state: Klaipeda
Unit department or county: Kretinga
Unit municipality: Raguviskiai
Unit local name: Zalgiris forest pine state genetic reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 55 - 55
Unit surface area [ha]: 20.82
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):55.8694 | Longitude (Decimal): 21.3525

Soil: Gleyic Podzoluvisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.498

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Betula pendula; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Quercus robur
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Pinus sylvestris

Unit type: Gene reserve forest

Target species: Pinus sylvestris
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 (%): 80%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): >5001
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

Management
Population management: Conservation through active intervention carried out
Predominant silvicultural system: Clear-cutting with artificial regeneration