| Table 2: 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) | ||||||||||||
| Conifers | ||||||||||||
| Species | Native | Adaptation to climate | Site properties | Light demanding | Crown adaptation to wind | Rooting | Natural Regen. | Youth growth | Humus decom-pos. | Browsing | Auxiliary species | Commercial species |
| Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menz.) | no | medium to bad | pH 3,5+ | medium | bad | medium to bad | good | very fast | good | low | no | yes |
| Black pine (P. nigra austriaca) | no | very good | pH 3,0+ | high | very good | very good | bad | fast | bad | low | yes | yes |
| Scots Pine (P. sylvestris) | yes | good | pH 3,0+ | high | medium | medium | good | fast | bad | low | yes | yes |
| Weymouth pine (P. strobus) | no | good | pH 3,0+ (peat) | medium | medium | bad | very good | very fast | bad | low | no | yes |
| W. Red Ceder (Thuja plicata) | no | very good | pH 3,5+ (peat) | low | good | medium | bad | fast | good | ? | no | yes |
| W. Hemlock (Theterophylla) | no | very good | pH 3,0-(peat) | very low | very good | good | very good | fast | bad | ? | no | yes |
| Jap. larch (Larix homolepis) | no | good | pH 4,0+ | very high | medium to good | medium | medium | very fast | very bad | low | yes | yes |
| Silver Fir (A. alba) | no | good | pH 4,0+ | very low | bad | very good | very good | slow | good | very strong | yes | yes |
| Amabilis Fir (A. amabilis) | no | good | pH 4,0+ | very low | ? | very good | ? | slow | ? | very strong | yes | yes |
| GrandFir (A. grandis) | no | good | pH 3,0+ (peat) | high | very good | very good | ? | fast | medium | medium | yes | ? |
| Noble Fir (A. procera) | no | good | pH 4,0+ | high | good | very good | ? | medium | medium | ? | yes | yes |