Diameter growth performance of northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) in northeastern Hungary

Tamás Ábri, Zsolt Keserű, Veronika Honfy and Károly Rédei
Additional contact information
Tamás Ábri: Department of Plantation Forestry, Forest Research Institute, University of Sopron, Püspökladány, Hungary
Zsolt Keserű: Department of Plantation Forestry, Forest Research Institute, University of Sopron, Püspökladány, Hungary
Veronika Honfy: Department of Plantation Forestry, Forest Research Institute, University of Sopron, Püspökladány, Hungary
Károly Rédei: Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

Journal of Forest Science, 2025, vol. 71, issue 8, 384-392

Abstract: Northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) is an important introduced tree species in Hungary, particularly in the Nyírség region. This study investigates its diameter growth (DBH) in six forest subcompartments, with stand ages ranging from 20 to 71 years. 5- and 25-year diameter increments were calculated. The distribution of diameter and diameter increment values was also determined. The results show significant growth across all sites. For example, quadratic mean diameter (QMD) increased from 16.4 cm to 30.4 cm over 25 years in the forest subcompartment Encsencs 12A, and from 20.3 cm to 38.4 cm in Ófehértó 2A. Five-year DBH increments ranged from 1.8 cm (± 0.8) in older stands to 4.2 cm (± 0.5) in younger or middle-aged stands. The findings confirm Q. rubra's capacity for steady diameter growth in northeastern Hungary and contribute valuable growth data for future yield modelling and forest management strategies.

Keywords: increment; introduced tree species; plantation forestry; tree diameter; yield modelling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/39/2025-JFS.html (text/html)
http://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/39/2025-JFS.pdf (application/pdf)
free of charge

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:caa:jnljfs:v:71:y:2025:i:8:id:39-2025-jfs

DOI: 10.17221/39/2025-JFS

Access Statistics for this article

Journal of Forest Science is currently edited by Mgr. Ilona Procházková

More articles in Journal of Forest Science from Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Ivo Andrle ().