Abstract
Abstract Natural regeneration of the native Scots pine in remnants of the Caledonian pinewoods has been considered problematical. An attempt to secure regeneration, simply by excluding sheep and red deer from a 12 ha block of scattered trees, shows signs of success after eight years. Although the number of pine seedlings and their distribution are commercially unacceptable, they appear to be adequate to replace the existing trees and to meet conservation objectives. Annual height measurements of pine, birch and rowan seedlings showed contrasting growth rates and mortality between these species, of which the developing woodland consists.
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