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Hauberg (Vogelsberg)
Hauberg is a type of communal forest management that is typical of the Siegerland and adjacent parts of the Gladenbach Uplands, Lahn-Dill Uplands and the Westerwald in central Germany. Its aim is to manage the forest in order to produce tanbark and charcoal for the regionally important iron ore industry as well as firewood. In addition to forestry uses, the area also has agricultural uses, such as the growing of rye and buckwheat, typical of shifting cultivation, in the year after the timber harvest, as well as subsequent communal grazing (Common land, commons). Overview The Hauberg is an oak-birch coppiced woodland, in which other trees are occasionally scattered. With a cycle of from 16 to 20 years the Hauberg undergoes clearcutting or coppicing, leaving the stumps in the ground to begin growing again. Only in the year after clearfelling is the land used for grain. In years when there is a lot of mast (botany), mast, pigs are kept in the Hauberg. With the decline in demand f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hauberg Bei Netphen
Hauberg is a type of communal forest management that is typical of the Siegerland and adjacent parts of the Gladenbach Uplands, Lahn-Dill Uplands and the Westerwald in central Germany. Its aim is to manage the forest in order to produce tanbark and charcoal for the regionally important iron ore industry as well as firewood. In addition to forestry uses, the area also has agricultural uses, such as the growing of rye and buckwheat, typical of shifting cultivation, in the year after the timber harvest, as well as subsequent communal grazing (Common land, commons). Overview The Hauberg is an oak-birch coppiced woodland, in which other trees are occasionally scattered. With a cycle of from 16 to 20 years the Hauberg undergoes clearcutting or coppicing, leaving the stumps in the ground to begin growing again. Only in the year after clearfelling is the land used for grain. In years when there is a lot of mast (botany), mast, pigs are kept in the Hauberg. With the decline in demand f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
