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Pinus nigra subsp. laricio

Quercus petraea

Pinus sylvestris

Chequer tree

Lime

Le projet vise à restaurer et diversifier une ancienne parcelle menée en monoculture. Les épicéas avaient entre 20 et 30 ans et ont été malheureusement touchés par le scolyte. Trois ans avant la première coupe, la région wallonne avait envoyé un avertissement pour prévenir que le scolyte était présent dans une parcelle voisine. Après avoir analysé soigneusement les arbres de la parcelle, 400 sujets atteints avaient été prélevés. L’année suivante, même constat, l’étendue des dégâts était plus importante, une nouvelle coupe a été faite pour se solder par une coupe sanitaire de tous les épicéas suite à l’invasion de plus en plus rapide du parasite. Ce sont trois essences au lieu d'une seule qui seront plantées ici.

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Preservation of local biodiversity by providing suitable habitats and resources.

Supports human well-being, by providing resources, income, education, and supporting recreation and heritage.

Influences the quality and integrity of the soil-water system, and the cycling of water and nutrients.

Contributes to the mitigation of the greenhouse effect and influences precipitation patterns and the local microclimate.

The project aims to restore and diversify a former monoculture plot. The spruces were between 20 and 30 years old and unfortunately affected by the bark beetle. Three years before the first cut, the Walloon region had sent out a warning that the bark beetle was present in a neighboring plot. After careful analysis of the trees in the plot, 400 affected trees were removed. The following year, the same observation was made, the extent of the damage was greater, and a new cut was made, ending up with a sanitary cut of all the spruces following the increasingly rapid invasion of the parasite. Three species instead of one will be planted here.

Harsin is a Belgian village located in the Walloon region in the province of Luxembourg. The region has been heavily forested in recent decades to meet a high demand for wood and provide an alternative to agricultural decline. Spruce is fast-growing and can be harvested more quickly than the region's naturally occurring hardwood species. Unfortunately, the spruce was planted here as a monoculture and the bark beetle decimated the entire stand. It's an unprecedented disaster for Belgian and European forests.

Harsin - Belgium