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2026

Sammendrag

When regenerating clearcut areas in Norway and several other countries, tree seedlings are planted adjacent to stumps of harvested trees to reduce snow load and provide shading, despite limited scientific evidence supporting this practice. This study investigated the role of tree-stumps as planting microsites in the establishment of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) seedlings. We assessed the growth and survival of seedlings from two provenances: Undesløs seed orchard (60.7°, 140 m), consisting of tested parents from the lowland around 63–65°N, and seed collected from forests in the M4 provenance (64–65°N, 350–449 m), at two microsite types in Trøndelag County, Norway: beside stumps (Microsites-B) and at a distance from stumps (Microsites-D). Undesløs seedlings exhibited 100% survival at Microsites-B, whereas M4 seedlings showed higher survival at Microsites-D. Provenance had a significant effect on seedling height and diameter, while microsite type had no significant effect on these parameters. In 2022, significant differences in height and diameter were observed between provenances at Microsites-B. Phenotypic variations, including chlorotic, green, and brown needles, occurred in seedlings of both provenances across both microsite types. Overall, this single-site experiment provided no evidence that planting beside stumps improves growth/survival compared with planting at a distance away.