Table 1. Main statistics of beech sapling height, stem diameter at 1.3 m height and relative length of the longest branch.
  Height, m Stem diameter at 1.3 m height, mm Relative length of the longest branch, %
Minimum 0.30 2 2.6
Maximum 13.00 149 150.0
Mean 3.95 24 25.9
Median 3.50 18 24.2
Standard deviation 2.30 20 11.1
Coeff. of variation 0.59 0.83 0.43
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Fig. 1. Distribution of height (A), stem diameter at 1.3 m height (DBH, B) and the relative length of the longest branch (C) of the beech saplings.