The relief element influence on the natural renewal of tree species on the stripping rock dumps in the conditions of Kuznetsk hollow northern forest-steppe

The article is devoted to the peculiarities of natural reforestation on the coal industry dumps. The peculiarities of seeding and distribution of the main wood type subgrowth on various forms of the dump relief were researched. It is established that the birch possesses the maximum seed efficiency, the Scotch pine is characterized by the greatest safety of subgrowth and the sea-buckthorn is the undisputed leader in the slope territory colonization.