Table 3.

Mean diameter of tree populations ready for final felling as a function of tree species, site type and region used in simulations (Hyvän metsänhoidon suositukset 2001).

	mean diameter when ready for the final felling (cm)
tree species and site type	southern Finland	northern Finland
Scots pine
OMT, MT and more fertile	29–31	26–29
VT	27–29	24–27
CT and less fertile	25–27	23–25
Norway spruce
OMT and more fertile	28–30	23–26
MT	26–28
silver birch
OMT and more fertile	28–30	23–26
MT	26–28	23–26
downy birch
OMT, MT and more fertile	25–27	23–24