RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE, 2020, No. 6, P. 515–522 THE BASICS OF THE FOREST CULTURES CREATION IN THE MIDDLE URAL REGION O. V. Tolkach 1 , G. G. Terekhov 1 , I. A. Freiberg 1 , V. N. Luganskiy 2 1 Botanical Garden, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 8-Marta st. 202a, Yekaterinburg, 620144 Russia 2 Ural State Forest Engineering University Sibirsky tract, 37, Yekaterinburg, 620100, Russia E-mail: tolkach_o_v@mail.ru Received 12 April 2018 The goal of the research is to assess the impact the forest growing conditions have on technological features, dominant species choice and the overall success of forestry in specialized areas under the artificial reforestation conditions. The study has been conducted in following regions: Serginsko-Chusovskoy alpine (V), Tagilsko-Sverdlovskiy Trans-Ural foothills (VI) and Sub-forest-steppe pine-and-birch (VII) forestry regions, using the data from the official documents. The degree of success of forest cultures creation was compared in mixed-grasses types of forests. As a result it was determined that the integrity of forest cultures was varying from 30 to 78% in V and VII regions for the 5-10 years old stands. In region VI the loss of cultures of that age was not observed. The main reason of the forest cultures mortality in VII region was the development of an intense (more than 1m high with a projective cover of 100%) grass layer between the rows of tree, as well as the rapid overgrowing of the pine cultures by birch, aspen and willow (1.4-1 thousands of trees * ha -1 ). Seedlings death in region V is caused mostly by overgrowth by grasses, and during the first 2-3 years after planting – drowning and frost heave. To improve the forming of pine cultures in regions V and VII an alteration of soil cultivation techniques is suggested. Employment of the ПЛП-135 plough will allow to hamper the seedlings overgrowth by grasses and trees by leaving a wider mineralized row. Trees are recommended to be ridge-planted in the region V and trench-planted in the region VII. In those regions cleaning cuttings are recommended in 4-5 years old cultures. Utilizing the aggressive wood-harvesting techniques and machinery should be taken into account when planning the cultivating activities. Under the conditions of debris-strewn felling and an abundance of mouse-like rodents in grassy-green moss forest types a spruce should be chosen as a primary culture instead. Key words: forest cultures, forest types, forestry regions, reforestation. Acknowledgements: The study was carried out within the framework of the State Contract with the Botanical Garden of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 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