%0 Article
%T Common alder forest in Kontusaari
%A Hildén, N. A.
%D 1929
%J Acta Forestalia Fennica
%V 34
%N 27
%R doi:10.14214/aff.7240
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/7240
%X <p>The aim of the study was to determine the value of common alder (<em>Alnus glutinosa</em> (L.) Gaertn.) in forestry by studying an unusually large alder forest in Kontusaari, an island of the size of 75 hectares in the Southern Finland. The forest is grass-herb forest site type. The coastline of the island is partly flooded. Wood has been harvested mainly for fuel wood. The stands have regenerated easily from stump shoots. The annual volume growth is slightly higher than what would be in Norway spruce (<em>Picae abies</em> (L.) Karst.) or <em>Betula</em> sp. stands, estimated based on growth and yield tables made by Ilvessalo. The site is well suited for common alder, and it is difficult to judge what the yield would be for other species on the site.</p><p>The volume 34 of Acta Forestalia Fennica is a jubileum publication of professor Aimo Kaarlo Cajander. The PDF includes a summary in German.</p>