Current state of forest shelter belts with predominance of English oak (Querqus robur L.) of the Stone steppe

In article the problem of the current state and adaptation potential of Quercus robur L.of the Central Russian for-est-steppe, growing in different conditions of the mesorelief, on the example of middle-aged windbreak forest fieldsof the Stone Steppe of Talovskydistrict of the Voronezh region is considered. Forest shelter belts of the Stone Steppeare result of long-term experience of steppe afforestation. The foundation of scientific research in the Stone Steppehas been laid by V.V. Dokuchaev in 1892. He has organized the Special expedition to the Stone Steppe. By data A.G.Akhtyamova [1], today Quercus robur L.occupies 61.5 % as a part of forest belts of the Stone Steppe. Forest belts withprevalence of this breed occupy 38 % of the total area of forest plantings here [2]. Many field-protecting afforesta-tions of the Stone Steppe with participation of an oak still are a standard of cultivation of the wood in the steppe. Itis a basis of the long-living, effectively working forest shelter belts. High with powerful krone trees of the oak haveconsiderable ecological capacity, effectively support optimum parameters of a wind permeability, promote creationof a favorable microclimate on adjacent fields. The purpose of our research was selection of trees of Quercus robur L., growing in contrast conditions of amesorelief of the Stone Steppe, assessment of their vital state and the analysis of morphometric characteristics. In article an assessment of a vital condition of trees of Quercus robur L. offorest shelter belts of the Stone Steppegrowing in contrast forest vegetation conditions is given. In 2017 in a result of selection inventory of forest belts of the Stone Steppe the forest belt No133 growing on thewater separate site has been selected. In her 40 model trees – 20 trees growing on a plakor and 20 – on a slopeare chosen. The study shown that the range of variability of diameter of trees of control group is 35–69 cm with anaverage of sign – 50.3 cm. Diameter of skilled group of trees (slope type of the area) varies from 14 to 46 cm, withan average – 29.7 cm. Height of trees of control group is in borders of 19 – 24 m (average value of 21,3 m), and attrees of skilled group she changed from 11,5 to 22,7 m (the average value is 17,6 m).Authors come to a conclusion that biometric characteristics of trees of Quercus robur L.depend on conditions ofhabitat – a mesorelief of a forest-steppe zone and also on optimum structure, mixture and density main and theaccompanying tree species on the silvicultural square.