Reforestation New forest must be planted or naturally generated after felling when the land s capacity to produce timber is not fully exploited. Planting or measures for natural regeneration must have been completed by the end of the third year after fellning. Disused agricultural land must be reforested within three years of the land fal-ling into disuse. Reliable methods and suit-able species of trees must be used in the forestation work.
Natural regeneration can be a good method if the site is suitable.
Otherwise, the land must be sown or planted. Soil scarification is often a prerequisite for good results. If there are insufficient numbers of seedlings, sup-plementary planting must take place before it is too late. Subsequent weeding and thinning may be neces-sary. Forest felling Thinning must encourage forest development.