Average temperature (°C): 8.8 Average precipitation (mm): 1821 Number of frost days: 99 Reference period for climatic data: 1950-2000
History of the site
This is a Forestry Commission (FC) site adjacent to the FC office at Salen on the Isle of Mull. The area has been clear felled about 2 years previously and lies immediately to the west of another experiment looking at the performance of different species grown for short rotation forestry. The site is fenced against deer and rabbits, and the REINFFORCE mandatory species are planted in the southern part of the site, and a replicated trial testing both REINFFORCE and other species is planted out in the upper part of the site. We chose the site because of a history of previous experimental use plus it was the most oceanic of the UK experimental sites.
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