Silva Fennica (Jan 1984)

The yields of the edible wild berries in Central Finland

  • Raatikainen, Mikko,
  • Huovinen, Jarmo,
  • Koskela, Merja-Leena,
  • Niemelä, Maija,
  • Raatikainen, Terttu,
  • Rossi, Esko

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a15393
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 3

Abstract

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A study on wild berry-bearing plants was made in five municipalities in Central Finland during 1978–81. Yield of lingonberry ( L.) was 8.0 kg/ha of forest area. Bilberry ( L.) produced 4.3 kg/ha and black crowberry ( coll. L.) 1.5 kg/ha. Lingonberry comprised 40%, bilberry 27% and black crowberry 14% of the total berry yield. Any other species produced less than 10% of the total yield. Lingonberry produced high yield in clear-cut areas and in old Scots pine dominated forests but bilberry production was restricted almost completely to old sparse forests.Vaccinium vitis-idaeaVaccinium myrtillusEmpetrum nigrum