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The National Cevennes Park and the Languedoc-Roussillon Region, working through the CRPF, have initiated an action plan called “chestnut for timber” to promote chestnut tree cultivation, in the Cévennes mountain range. For this purpose, the entire sector being studied was mapped and the sites with the most conducive conditions for the production of timber from chestnut were identified. These maps show that 6% of surface areas with chestnut populations have site conditions that are suitable for producing workable timber. However currently only 2% of those surface areas are capable of producing high quality wood (structural timber or shop lumber) in the short term (within 10 years). The reason for this low-grade performance is inadequate forest management and unsuitable infrastructures [...]

The National Cevennes Park and the Languedoc-Roussillon Region, working through the CRPF, have initiated an action plan called “chestnut for timber” to promote chestnut tree cultivation, in the Cévennes mountain range. For this purpose, the entire sector being studied was mapped and the sites with the most conducive conditions for the production of timber from chestnut were identified. These maps show that 6% of surface areas with chestnut populations have site conditions that are suitable for producing workable timber. However currently only 2% of those surface areas are capable of producing high quality wood (structural timber or shop lumber) in the short term (within 10 years). The reason for this low-grade performance is inadequate forest management and unsuitable infrastructures (in particular, forest service roads).
Afin de relancer la sylviculture du Châtaignier dans les Cévennes lozériennes et gardoises, le parc national des Cévennes et la région Languedoc-Roussillon, par l’intermédiaire du CRPF, ont initié un plan d’action « châtaigneraie bois d’oeuvre ». Dans ce cadre, une cartographie a été élaborée sur l’ensemble du secteur d’étude afin d’identifier les conditions stationnelles favorables à la production de bois d’oeuvre de Châtaignier. Cette cartographie montre que 6 % des surfaces de châtaigneraies bénéficient de conditions stationnelles qui pourraient permettre la production de bois d’oeuvre. Cependant, actuellement, seuls 2 % de ces mêmes surfaces peuvent prétendre produire à court terme (d’ici dix ans) des bois de qualité (charpente ou menuiserie). Ce moindre résultat est expliqué par une absence fréquente de sylviculture, ainsi que par des infrastructures (desserte forestière notamment) inadaptées.