Simulation of optimal forest planting schemes

The author has carried out a comparative analysis of spruce stands productivity for different planting schemes based on imitation modeling. He shows that the process of the stand self-thinning depends both on the initial density of planting and on the trees relative position on the site, which ultimately determines the amount of a given diameter wood stock. It is determined the optimal forest planting schemes for spruce stands providing the maximum stock of small, medium and large wood.