Hazelnut-flavored forest in northeastern Iran
VV is one of the forest areas in North Khorasan, which is located in the border area of ??Maneh and Samghan cities.
The area of ??VV forests in the city of Maneh and Samolghan is 434,500 hectares, which includes a number of valuable plant species, one of which is the valuable hazelnut species.
The presence of hazelnut trees in this region has made part of the VV forests as the only hazelnut forest reserve in this region, because hazelnut forests in the east and northeast of the country exist only in this region.
Hazelnut forest reserve in VV region is one of the most significant ones, which is adjacent to the forest areas of Golestan province.
Hazelnut with the scientific name of Corylus avellana native to Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasus, forests of Arasbaran, Astara, Tarom Zanjan, etc. is found natively between steppe lands and forests, and in eastern Iran hazelnut storage VV to The title is the only repository of this species.
The number of hazelnut trees in this area is 131, which are scattered in the area of ??about eight hectares.
Due to the genetic and ecological value of this species and also as the only hazelnut reserve in the east of the country, the area is of special ecological importance, although at some point, destruction and encroachment has taken place in the area of ??this reserve, which intensified with pressure. Factors such as climate change, irregular distribution and reduced rainfall, pests and diseases and the presence of livestock, this reserve was exposed to various stresses.
In recent years, the General Department of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of North Khorasan has taken positive steps to preserve and protect this valuable species by implementing fencing operations and preparing a reserve plan, and this year, joint afforestation with hazelnut species by interest The vectors of this forest system are among the revitalization programs of the General Directorate of Forestry and Forestry of this General Directorate.