Table 1 The five most important plantation species and associated planting espacements in China
From: Designing near-natural planting patterns for plantation forests in China
Species | Planting espacement (m) | Area (ha) in China | References |
|---|---|---|---|
Cunninghamia lanceolata | 2 × 3, 2 × 1.5 (middle and North of Fujian Province) and 2 × 1, 1 × 1.5 (South of Fujian Province); 1.5 × 2 (Sichuan Province) | 8,946,400 | Huang and Wu 1990; Xiao et al. 2010 |
Populus deltoides | 4 × 4 (Yunnan province) 2 × 3, 3 × 3, 3 × 4, 4 × 4 (other provinces) | 8,538,300 | Ma et al. 2015; Sheng 2014 |
Eucalyptus | 2 × 3 (Euc. grandis × Euc. urophylla Guanglin No. 9; Guangxi Province) 2 × 3, 2 × 3.5, 1.5 × 3 (Eucalyptus clones: DH32–26, DH32–28, DH32–29, GL-UG9, Guangxi Province) | 4,455,200 | Zhu 2014; Chen et al. 2014; |
Larix | 2 × 3; 3 × 3 | 3,136,900 | Sheng 2014 |
Pinus massoniana | 3 × 3, 4 × 4 | 3,062,100 | Sheng 2014 |
Total area | Â | 28,138,913 | Â |