Dear colleagues and clients,
given the worldwide pandemic circumstances, we cannot fail to mention the difficulties we at ARBOR BG have gone through.
Perhaps no one imagined that in such a short period of time such significant changes would take place in every branch of the world economy and life.
However, the human species is extremely adaptable, and our team once again showed that we can compete not only locally but also worldwide.
With each passing year, global climate change is becoming more and more noticeable, which is no longer just a fact, but a number of measures have been taken to slow it down or prevent it. An example of this is the late ripening of most deciduous trees – the species diversity of species that change their ripening period increases every year. This year it happened to almost all deciduous forest species.
We think that the only way to limit emissions and their impact on the environment besides restricting activities related pollution is creating a new forest. A forest that, according to the conditions of the environment, will be optimally productive and resistant to the changes, which as a result of our activity have already reached a level, requiring our intervention.
This year we have successfully enriched our portfolio by attracting new customers to our services.
Thanks to our seed cleaning machine, we were able to significantly increase the purity of Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa), reaching over 90% seed purity in all batches.
This year we again managed to achieve a significant production of coniferous species, which, thanks to our machines, achieved great results.
We, from ARBOR BG, monitor the year-round development of tree species and their productivity.
Our concerns about the preliminary evaluation of Common Fir (Abies alba) were in vain, as we were able to extract quality seeds compared to previous years.
As everyone knows, the main economic species in Bulgaria that are emphasized in the afforestation activities are the Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) and the Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra). The year for these two species was seed-bearing, but the processing and the results obtained were far more difficult, because hollow seeds are observed en masse, and the places with satisfactory yields this year are significantly less than in previous years.
We encountered similar difficulties with some other coniferous species, but thanks to the experience and mechanized working conditions, we traditionally managed to provide good yields of Balkan pine (Pinus peuce), Mountain pine (Pinus mugo) and Norway spruce (Picea abies).
Unlike previous years, this time the weather conditions were favorable for the successful yield of cones.
For the last 10 years we have been observing that the mass afforestation with Black Pine (Pinus nigra) in the Lower Forest Belt 40-50 years ago creates certain problems for the collection and processing of seeds, as well as for those who manage these forests. The reason is drying, and it is due to lack of precipitation in summer and autumn, which weakens the physiological status of coniferous ecosystems. The other problem associated with coniferous trees is the development of bark beetles calamities. We are well aware of the factors influencing the various ecosystems, which is why we offer excellent quality, carefully assessing from which habitat types we can obtain reproductive materials from a given tree species.
The global trend is that coniferous forests will be displaced naturally by deciduous species. The fact is that after carrying out logging activities in the forests, the undergrowth is represented mainly by shrubs, along with deciduous species.
For these reasons, we at ARBOR BG continue to believe that afforestation with more thermophilic species will have a more favorable effect on our climatic conditions and we will avoid a number of forced logging, the development of various damage to forests and forest fires.
So far, however, no such afforestation trend has been observed, due to the fact that coniferous species at a young age show faster growth, better trapping and germination in a given environment. That is why our company is mainly looking for coniferous species, along with a wide range of deciduous species.
Speaking of deciduous species, we can not fail to note some of the results for the past year. We recorded great results from Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica), which fully lived up to our expectations from preliminary country tours and habitat assessments.
From the representatives of the same family – Beech (family Fagaceae) we managed to get different species of oak – Sessile oak (Quercus petraea), Hungarian oak (Quercus frainetto), Downy oak (Quercus pubescens) and Common oak (Quercus robur). Unfortunately, their quantity is not satisfactory due to the fact that the seed year is not complete for most species of oaks in Bulgaria. A similar weak seed year was observed in both Germany and Serbia, for which we have data that they have a similar climate and habitat conditions.
We are looking forward to the next year, when for some of the most common oaks the year should be seed-bearing and we should get a significant seed yield.
We continue to adhere to the quality in our services, as all our seeds are harvested and will be harvested from seed production gardens and seed plantations with proven origin and quality certificate. We will be very happy to answer your inquiries and requests next year!
Happy holidays and stay healthy!