Table A Accepted Tree Species for the Afforestation Scheme

Conifer Species Botanic name Abbreviation

Monterey cypress Cupressus macrocarpa MC

Western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla WH

European larch

(See further advisory

information in Table F)

Larix decidua EL

Hybrid larch

(See further advisory

information in Table F )

Larix x eurolepis HL

Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii DF

Grand fir Abies grandis GF

Corsican pine Pinus nigra (var. maritima) CP

Lodgepole pine Pinus contorta (North Coastal) LPNC

Lodgepole pine Pinus contorta (South Coastal) LPSC

Monterey pine Pinus radiata MP

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris SP

Norway spruce Picea abies NS

Serbian spruce Picea omorika SES

Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis SS

Western red cedar Thuja plicata WRC

Coast redwood Sequoia sempervirens CR

Giant redwood Sequoiadendron giganteum GR

Japanese cedar Cryptomeria japonica JC

Broadleaf Species Botanic name Abbreviation

Common alder Alnus glutinosa ALD

Italian alder Alnus cordata ALDC

Ash (currently not approved

for new afforestation sites

until further notice)

Fraxinus excelsior ASH

Beech Fagus sylvatica BE

Cherry Prunus avium CH

Spanish (Sweet) Chestnut Castanea sativa SC

Norway maple Acer platanoides NM

Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus SYC

Pedunculate oak Quercus robur PO

Sessile oak Quercus petraea SO

Red oak Quercus rubra RO

Downy Birch

Silver Birch

Betula pubescens

Betula pendula

BI

Lime Tilia cordata LIM

Table B Accepted tree species for GPC12 – Forestry for Fibre

Species Botanic name Abbreviation

Italian alder Alnus cordata ALDC

Hybrid aspen Populus tremula x tremuloides HA

Eucalyptus (species)

E. glaucescens EUC1

E. gunnii EUC2

E. nitens (within 25 km of coast, frost

prone, low-lying areas to be avoided) EUC3

E. rodwayi EUC4

E. subcrenulata EUC5

Poplar (Clones)

Additional clones may be considered under the Forestry For Fibre Scheme on application.

18 71058/2 POP1

Fritzi Pauley POP2

Trichobel POP3

V.471xV.24(65)/34 POP4

72030/7 POP5

76004/10 POP6

Raspalje 19 POP7

Unal POP8

AF2 POP9

AF4 POP10

¹

A4A POP11

AF27 POP12

AF8 POP13

AF16 POP14

AF18 POP15

Max 1 POP16

Max 3 POP17

Max 4 POP18

Matrix 49 POP19

Matrix 24 POP20

Grimmage POP21

Monviso POP22

Provenance Selection

Accepted Seed Origins/Provenances

Accepted seed origins /provenances for planting material for the Forest Service Afforestation, FEPS

and Reconstitution of Woodland Grant Schemes are listed in Table A. The requirements for the are

set out in the Native Woodland Scheme Manual.

Classification of Forest Reproductive Material

EU Council Directive 1999/105/EC (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2000:011:0017:0040:EN:PDF) on the marketing of forest reproductive material (FRM) deals with forest reproductive material in terms of 6 different types of basic material and 4 different categories. These are described in the text boxes below: Types of basic material Categories of forest reproductive material

(i) Seed Source: Trees within an area from which seed is collected; (ii) Stand: A delineated population of trees possessing sufficient uniformity in composition; (iii) Seed Orchard: A plantation of selected clones or families which is isolated or managed so as to avoid or reduce pollination from outside sources, and managed to produce frequent, abundant and easily harvested crops of seed; (iv) Parents of Family: Trees used to obtain progeny by controlled or open pollination of one identified parent used as a female, with the pollen of one parent (full-sibling) or a number of identified or unidentified parents (half sibling); (v) Clone: Group of individuals (ramets) derived originally from a single individual (ortet) by vegetative propagation, for example by cuttings, micropropagation, grafts, layers or divisions; (vi) Clonal Mixture: A mixture of identified clones in

defined proportions

(i) ‘Source Identified’ Reproductive

material derived from basic material

which may be either a seed source or

stand located within a single region of

provenance and which meets the

requirements set out in Annex II of

the Council Directive

(ii) ‘Selected’ Reproductive material

derived from basic material which

shall be a stand located within a

single region of provenance, which

has been phenotypically selected at

the population level and which meets

the requirements set out in Annex III

of the Council Directive;

(iii) ‘Qualified’ Reproductive material

derived from basic material which

shall be seed orchards, parents of

families, clones or clonal mixtures,

the components of which have been

phenotypically selected at the

individual level and which meets

certain prescribed requirements set

out in Annex IV of the Council

Directive. Testing need not

necessarily have been undertaken or

completed.

(iv). ‘Tested’ Reproductive material

derived from basic material which

shall consist of stands, seed orchards,

parents of families, clones or clonal

mixtures. The superiority of the

reproductive material must have

been demonstrated by comparative

testing or an estimate of the

superiority of the reproductive material calculated from the genetic

evaluation of the components of the

basic material. The material shall

meet the requirements set out in

Annex V of the Council Directive.

For regulated species (those listed in Annex I of the Directive), only certain categories of FRM apply

to each type of basic material (Table C.) e.g. a seed orchard can only belong to either the qualified or

tested category.

Table C Categories under which reproductive material from the different types of basic material

may be marketed as per Annex VI of Council Directive 1999/105/EC

Type of basic

material

Category of forest reproductive material

Source identified Selected Qualified Tested

Seed source

Stand

Seed orchard

Parents of

Family(ies)

Clone

Clonal mixture

Applicants are encouraged to ask first for plants grown from Irish material and where available

material from the selected or higher categories of basic material should be used rather than source

identified material. In some cases, as set out in Table D, Source Identified material is not accepted

for Grant Schemes.

Only the material approved in Table D will be accepted for grant aid. Applicants must check with and

seek written approval from the Forest Service before purchasing plants with origins/provenances, or

of a type or category, or species other than those listed. Otherwise full responsibility for

replacement and compensation, including loss of increment, rests with the applicant, approved

forester or Forestry Company.

Table D Accepted Seed Origins / Provenances for Afforestation Scheme

Species and

origin / provenance

Category of basic material

Conifers Source

Identified

Selected Qualified Tested

Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis

Irish, British, Danish (Queen Charlotte Islands

(QCI) origins)

Irish, British (of Washington and Oregon

origins)

Danish (of Washington and Oregon origins) Seed imports under EU equivalence scheme

from Washington, Oregon and QCI origins

Norway spruce Picea abies

Irish, British, low elevations of Denmark and

Germany (north of Frankfurt)

Serbian spruce Picea omorika

Irish, British

Seed imports from Serbia

Lodgepole pine Pinus contorta

Irish, British

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris

First choice: Irish, Scottish

France (north of Paris), Belgian, Dutch, Danish, German (north of Frankfurt).

Corsican pine Pinus nigra (var. maritima)

Irish, British & Corsican

Monterey pine Pinus radiata

Healthy, non-yellowing Irish/British grown material.

Stands derived from material from Guadalupe Island (Mexico).

Suitable seed imports from Guadalupe Island (Mexico)

Source

Identified

Selected Qualified Tested

Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Irish, British

French, Danish originating from Darrington or Humptulips, Washington

Seed imports under equivalence scheme from coast range mountains Washington and Oregon

Grand fir Abies grandis

Irish, British

Seed imports under equivalence scheme from Olympic peninsula, Puget Sound (Washington), Washington and Oregon coast range mountains and Vancouver Island

Western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla

Irish, British

Seed imports from Puget Sound region of Washington state and the coast range mountains of Washington and Oregon

Western red cedar Thuja plicata

Irish, British

Seed imports from Vancouver Island (British Columbia) and coastal Washington and Oregon

European larch Larix decidua

Irish, British, German (Schlitz), low elevation Austrian (Wienerwald), Southern Poland, Czech Republic (Sudetan Mountains) and Slovakia (Tatra Mountains)

Hybrid larch Larix x eurolepis

Irish, British, French, Belgian, Dutch, Danish, German, Swedish, Polish

Monterey cypress Cupressus macrocarpa

Irish, British Seed imports from coastal southern Oregon and northern California

Coast redwood Sequoia sempervirens

Irish, British Seed imports from coastal southern Oregon and northern California

Giant redwood Sequoiadendron giganteum Irish, British Seed imports from native range in Sierra Nevada mountains, California

Japanese cedar Cryptomeria japonica Irish, British

Suitable seed imports from northern Japan

Broadleaves Source

Identified

Selected Qualified Tested

Pedunculate oak Quercus robur

First choice: Native Irish

British (English and Welsh), French (north of Paris), Belgian, Dutch, Danish, German (north of Frankfurt)

Sessile oak Quercus petraea First choice: Native Irish

British (English and Welsh), French (north of Paris), Belgian, Dutch, Danish, German (north of Frankfurt)

Red oak Quercus rubra Irish, British, French (north of Paris), Belgian, Dutch, Danish, German (north of Frankfurt)

Beech Fagus sylvatica Irish, British, French (north of Paris), Belgian, Dutch, Danish, German (north of Frankfurt)

Ash Fraxinus excelsior (currently not approved for new afforestation sites until further notice) First choice: Native Irish

British (English and Welsh), French (north of Paris), Belgian, Dutch, Danish, German (north of Frankfurt)

Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus First Choice: Irish

Irish, British (English and Welsh), French (north of Paris), Belgian, Dutch, Danish, German (north of Frankfurt)

Norway maple Acer platanoides First choice: Irish

Irish, British (English and Welsh), French (north of Paris), Belgian, Dutch, Danish, German (north of Frankfurt)

Common alder Alnus glutinosa First choice: Native Irish ¹ British, French (north of Paris), Belgian, Dutch, Danish, German (north of Frankfurt)

¹

¹ Source identified common alder will be accepted for grant aid until end of June 2017.

Source

Identified Selected Qualified Tested

Italian Alder Alnus cordata

Irish, British

Native range in southern Italy and Corsica

Cherry Prunus avium First Choice: Native Irish

British, French (north of Paris), Belgian, Dutch, Danish, German (north of Frankfurt). Not seeds resulting from fruit processing

Lime Tilia cordata

Irish, British, French (north of Paris), Belgian, Dutch, Danish, German (north of Frankfurt)

Spanish (Sweet) chestnut Castanea sativa

First choice: Irish

Britain, France. Not nuts collected for consumption

Birch Betula pubescens /B. pendula as a forest species, on application to Forest Service Irish

*Birch Betula pubescens /B. pendula as a component of ADB First choice: Native Irish

British

*Rowan Sorbus aucuparia First choice: Native Irish

British

*Up to 5% of these species may be planted for a variety of environmental enhancing reasons.

Table E Accepted tree species for GPC12 – Forestry for Fibre

Species and clones

Italian alder Alnus cordata

Hybrid aspen Populus tremula x tremuloides

Eucalyptus (species) Where available, use seed collected from Irish stands.

E. glaucescens

E. gunnii

E. nitens (within 25 km of coast, frost prone, low-lying

areas to be avoided)

E. rodwayi

E. subcrenulata

Poplar (Clones) Populus Mixtures of clones are recommended. Additional clones may be considered under the Forestry For Fibre Scheme on application.

18 71058/2

Fritzi Pauley

Trichobel

V.471xV.24(65)/34

72030/7

76004/10

Raspalje 19

Unal

AF2

AF4

A4A

AF27

AF8

AF16

AF18

Max 1

Max 3

Max 4

Matrix 49

Matrix 24

Grimmage

Monviso

Table F. Advisory information on approved species and provenances

Species / provenance Recommendation

Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis

Cold, frost prone sites (above 300m elevation). Queen Charlotte Islands (QCI)

Most sites (low to mid elevation sites of less than

300m).

QCI1, southern Washington, northern Oregon

Fertile, low frost risk sites close to, south, south

east and south west coasts.

Southern Oregon

1 The Forest Service recommendations on the use of Sitka spruce provenances were originally based

on the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) trials. These trials compared a

range of provenances from Alaska to northern California. These recommendations have been

updated to take account of more recent trials on the performance of improved material. Trials

established in 2012/2013, suggest that QCI Tested material from the UK shows comparable growth

performance with Washington material. However, these results are provisional. Further monitoring,

together with performance testing across a wider range of site types; incorporating improved

Washington seedling material from the Irish improvement programme are required.

Lodgepole pine Pinus contorta

Alaskan and north coastal (including QCI and

Vancouver Island origins)

-in mixture with Sitka spruce

QCI, Vancouver Islands and Interprovenance

hybrids

-exposed, infertile sites

Interprovenance hybrids, Lower Skeena River

(Terrace, Kalun Lake and Hazelton) and South

Coastal seed stand and orchard material

-less exposed, mineral soils

Hybrid larch Larix x eurolepis

European larch Larix decidua

Larch species: Due to the very damaging outbreaks of Phytopthora ramorum in Japanese larch this

species continues to be an unapproved species for grant aid. Hybrid larch and European larch are

also susceptible to the disease and will no longer be accepted species for grant aid post June 2017.

In the interim with regard to applicants who are applying to plant hybrid larch or European larch, the

location of the proposed planting will be taken into account by the Forest Service in relation to its

proximity to current outbreaks of the disease in Japanese larch and wild rhododendron and the

latest scientific knowledge of the disease.

Pinus species

Pine species: Applicants wishing to plant pine species should be aware of the potentially damaging

disease red band needle blight (Dothistroma needle blight caused by the fungus Dothistroma

septosporum and listed in the EU Plant Health Directive as Scirrhia pini). This disease is causing

significant damage to pine species in Great Britain and has also been detected in Northern Ireland.