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3. NURSERY
The nurseries aim to produce Eucalyptus seedlings, either by seed or
through vegetative propagation (rooted cuttings). We also develop
new production techniques, reducing costs and improving quality
without having a negative effect on the environment.
We have an infrastructure capable of producing 35
million seedlings per year, between the San Francisco
Nursery, on the outskirts of Paysandú, and the
Santana Nursery in Guichón.
6. MONITORING GROWTH
Growth and dynamics are monitored in forests
through permanent plots (PP) that are measured
annually from their first year of age. Forest plantations
are also evaluated twice throughout the shift: after 5
years and prior to harvesting. The basic indicators obtained
are: site index (dominant height of the trunk after 8 years),
trees/ha, average diameter, average height, dominant height,
basal area, volume/ha, average annual increase, current annual
increase and average tree volume. The results obtained are used
both to keep the timber stocks updated on the forest plantations, and
to evaluate the potential of different species and genotypes, analyse
management measures, etc.
4. PLANNING
The Planning Department evaluates
the land for tree planting, develops
and coordinates the company’s timber
supply plans and plans the land use
to optimise the use of natural resources,
minimising negative impacts and maximising
the positive impacts caused by our operations.
5. PLANTING
In order to achieve the
proposed objectives, we need
to have a stable forest ground
to ensure the correct site-species
relationship. To achieve this, we rely
on the species Eucalyptus grandis and
its hybrids, which are planted in warmer
and topographically higher locations. In
the low-lying areas we plant species or
hybrids that are more resistant to the cold.
New working techniques allow us to use
soil with forestry aptitude previously
regarded as marginal due to its rock
content and which in turn has not
been characterised as being of
high environmental value.
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