Manhood
The silver fir only reaches manhood after 50 to 80 years
Manhood referred to in the Botany and Forestry the ability of trees , fruits form ( fruiting ). The beginning of manhood is species-specific and depends on ecological factors. After reaching manhood, large-fruited trees fructify at intervals of several years in so-called fattening years , also called seed years . The table below lists the average manhood age of some tree species in years.
| Tree species | in stock | in free standing |
|---|---|---|
| European silver fir ( Abies alba ) | 60-80 | 50-60 |
| Silver birch ( Betula pendula ) | 20-30 | 10-15 |
| Common beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) | 50-80 | 40-50 |
| Common ash ( Fraxinus excelsior ) | 30-50 | 20-25 |
| Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris ) | 30-50 | 15-30 |
| Aspen ( Populus tremula ) | about 10 | under 10 |
| English oak ( Quercus robur ) | 50-80 | 40-50 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Schütt , Hans Joachim Schuck, Bernd Stimm (ed.): Lexicon of tree and shrub species. The standard work of forest botany. Morphology, pathology, ecology and systematics of important tree and shrub species . Nikol, Hamburg 2002, ISBN 3-933203-53-8 , pp. 285 (reprinted 1992).