National gene conservation unit number: 38EGD037
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2011
Date of the most recent visit: 2026

Location

Unit country: Lithuania
Unit province or state: Telsiai
Unit department or county: Mazeikiai
Unit municipality: Juodeikeliai
Unit local name: Marijampole forest spruce state genetic reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 123 - 123
Unit surface area [ha]: 7.48
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):56.3701 | Longitude (Decimal): 22.1095

Soil: Gleyic Podzoluvisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.288

Species

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

Unit type: Gene reserve forest

Target species: Picea abies
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 (%): 85%
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