Forest culture
In forestry, a young growth is referred to as a culture (forest culture ) that has arisen through artificial regeneration ( planting or sowing ). The opposite is natural regeneration .
The term forest culture was previously used as a general term for forestry .
history
The Nuremberg councilor and trader Peter Stromer (1315-1388) is considered the "father of forest culture", and from Easter 1368 he was first able to cultivate planned forest cultures on large areas of the Lorenzer Reichswald .
See also
literature
- Hans Hausrath : History of German silviculture. From its beginnings to 1850 . Series of publications by the Institute for Forest Policy and Regional Planning at the University of Freiburg. Hochschulverlag, Freiburg im Breisgau 1982, ISBN 3-8107-6803-0