A Preliminary Study on Culture of Fuel Forest in Neighbourhood in North of Zhejiang

A series of researches such as species or provenance selection of fuel forest,high yielding cultivation model of masson pine and enclosing hillsides for tending secondary fuel forest were conducted in the experiments.Prospects in spreading elite seed origin of masson pine at both north and south slopes in the eastern part of Wuyi Mountain in hilly area,cultivating Sichuan alder in stream bank and introduction of silver wattle in hilly land with gentle slope were suggested in this paper.Moreover,a series of such technique as proper species of the trees suited to certain land,elite seed origin,seedling cultivation by using mycorrhiazal soil,complete mowing and dibble cultivating,double trees planted in one dibble,regulation of density of trees during junior crop,dynamic intermittent cutting during mature crop were recommended to increase the production of masson pine.In addition,some methods used in the secondary fuel forest on hilly land such as type determination,closing hillsides at regular intervals,cultivating at different classes,cutting of lower story and alteration of forest composition were presented in the report.