| Table 1: Site conform species choice near coasts: Site conditions and species behaviour | ||||||||||||
| (from Approaches of Continuous Cover Silviculture in Sitka Spruce Pioneer Plantations by Professor Hans-Jürgen Otto) | ||||||||||||
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| Species | Native | Adaptation to climate | Site properties | Light demand-ing | Crown adaptation to wind | Rooting | Natural Regeneration | Youth growth | Humus decom- position | Browsing | Auxiliary species | Commercial species |
| Ash (Fraximis excelsior) | yes | very good | pH 5,0+ | high | very good | very good | good | very fast | good | strong | no | yes |
| Sycamore( Acer pseudoplatanus) | no | medium | pH 4,5+ | medium | bad | very good | good | very fast | good | medium | no | yes |
| Sessile oak (Quercus petraea) | yes | good | pH 3,5+ | high | good | good | medium | fast | medium | strong | no | yes |
| Pedunculate oak (Q. pedunculata) | yes | good | pH 3,0+ | high | good | good | medium | fast | medium | strong | no | yes |
| Red oak (Q. rubra) | no | good | pH 4,0+ | medium | medium | good | good | very fast | medium | medium | no | yes |
| Beech (Fagus silvatica) | no | good | pH 3,5+ | low | very bad | bad | medium | slow | medium | medium | no | yes |
| Birch (Betula pendnla) | yes | good | pH 3,0+ (no peat) | very high | medium | bad | very good | very fast | bad | low | yes | yes |
| Birch (Betula jubescens} | yes | good | pH 3,0+ (on peat) | very high | medium | bad | good | very fast | bad | low | yes | no |
| Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) | yes | very good | pH 3,0+ | high | good | good | good | very fast | very good | strong | yes | no |
| Cherry (Prunus avium) | ? | medium | pH 4,0+ | very high | medium | good | good | very fast | very good | strong | no | yes |
| Wild Service (Sorb, trominalis) | ? | ? | pH 5,0+ | high | ? | good | bad | slow | good | strong | no | yes |
| Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa) | yes | very good | pH 3,5+ | high | very good | very good | bad | fast | very good | low | yes | yes |
| Grey Alder (alnus incana) | ? | ? | pH 3,04- | high | ? | very good | good (root sprouts) | fast | very good | low | yes | ? |
| Red Alder (Alnus rubra) | no | very good | pH3,(R | high | good | very good | ? | fast | very good | low | yes | yes |
| Willow (Salix caprea) | yes | good | pH3,0+ (on peat) | high | good | bad | good | fast | very good | strong | yes | no |
| Willow (Salix aurita) | yes | very good | pH3,0+ (on peat) | high | good | bad | good | fast | very good | strong | yes | no |