Profitability of growing Scots pine on cutaway peatlands
A major after-use option for former peat harvesting areas has been afforestation. The profitability of afforestation with Scots pine trees ( L.) was studied in two 31â32-year old experiments in southern and northern Finland. The stands were established by seeding and planting, and various fertilizat...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:49e8eb52dc974d499c7e8c157d8b8701 2023-05-15T17:42:40+02:00 Profitability of growing Scots pine on cutaway peatlands Aro, Lasse Ahtikoski, Anssi Hytönen, Jyrki 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.10273 https://doaj.org/article/49e8eb52dc974d499c7e8c157d8b8701 EN eng Finnish Society of Forest Science https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/10273 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-4075 2242-4075 doi:10.14214/sf.10273 https://doaj.org/article/49e8eb52dc974d499c7e8c157d8b8701 Silva Fennica, Vol 54, Iss 3 (2020) Forestry SD1-669.5 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.10273 2022-12-30T23:49:37Z A major after-use option for former peat harvesting areas has been afforestation. The profitability of afforestation with Scots pine trees ( L.) was studied in two 31â32-year old experiments in southern and northern Finland. The stands were established by seeding and planting, and various fertilization treatments and drainage intensities were tested. The financial performance for each plot was assessed in three steps. First, the costs occurred during the measurement time were summed up according to their present value. Then, for the rest of the rotation (i.e., from the age of 31/32 onwards) the stand management was optimized in order to maximize the net present value (MaxNPV). Finally, bare land values (BLVs) were calculated by summing up the present value of costs and the MaxNPV and converting the sum of the series into infinity. The afforestation method did not affect the mean annual increment (MAI; 9.2â9.5 m ha a) in the southern experiment. In the northern experiment the afforestation method, ditch spacing and fertilization had significant effects on the MAI of the stands. The average MAI of the planted pines was 8.9 m ha a, and for seeded pines it was 7.5 m ha a. The BLV at an interest rate of 3% was positive for all stands in both regions. In the northern region afforestation method, ditch spacing and fertilization also had a significant effect on the BLV. When the interest rate was 5%, almost two thirds of the stands had a negative BLV in both regions.Pinus sylvestris3â1â13â1â13â1â1 Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Silva Fennica 54 3 |
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A major after-use option for former peat harvesting areas has been afforestation. The profitability of afforestation with Scots pine trees ( L.) was studied in two 31â32-year old experiments in southern and northern Finland. The stands were established by seeding and planting, and various fertilization treatments and drainage intensities were tested. The financial performance for each plot was assessed in three steps. First, the costs occurred during the measurement time were summed up according to their present value. Then, for the rest of the rotation (i.e., from the age of 31/32 onwards) the stand management was optimized in order to maximize the net present value (MaxNPV). Finally, bare land values (BLVs) were calculated by summing up the present value of costs and the MaxNPV and converting the sum of the series into infinity. The afforestation method did not affect the mean annual increment (MAI; 9.2â9.5 m ha a) in the southern experiment. In the northern experiment the afforestation method, ditch spacing and fertilization had significant effects on the MAI of the stands. The average MAI of the planted pines was 8.9 m ha a, and for seeded pines it was 7.5 m ha a. The BLV at an interest rate of 3% was positive for all stands in both regions. In the northern region afforestation method, ditch spacing and fertilization also had a significant effect on the BLV. When the interest rate was 5%, almost two thirds of the stands had a negative BLV in both regions.Pinus sylvestris3â1â13â1â13â1â1 |
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