Assessment of the Success of European Larch (larix Decidua Mill.) Introduction in the Territory of the Center of the European Part of Russia
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: When assessing the success of the introduction of European larch in the center of the European part of Russia, we present the distribution of trees according to the scale of sanitary conditions in percentage terms in the test areas established in each of the presented plots. It has been established that weakened (74%) and severely weakened (22%) trees predominate near the Moscow Ring Road (Bitsevsky Forest Nature Park), while in the Poretsky District Forestry, the Nikolskaya Forest Dacha, and the Izmailovsky Forest Park, the proportion of healthy trees is 83-94%. The purpose of the work is to assess the prospects of using European larch in the center of the European part of Russia, as well as to establish the variability of its morphological features. The features of the morphological features of European larch growing in Moscow and the Moscow region are presented. The variability of vegetative and generative organs, as well as the correlation and regression analysis of cones and seed scales, has been analyzed. The average length of the cones varied between 3,15 and 3,37 cm, the width between 2,45 and 2,65 cm, the number of scales between 36,7 and 47,5, and the length of the needles between 1,84 and 2,68 cm, with a coefficient of variation of no more than 36,6%. The research was conducted in the Bitsevsky Forest Nature Park, the Poretsky District Forestry, the Nikolskaya Forest Dacha, and the Izmailovsky Forest Park. The results of the study revealed that the European larch is a promising species for cultivation in the central part of European Russia.
Source: Prirodoobustrojstvo
Author: M.A. Lavrenov
Language: English
Subfield: Forestry
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7204089486