Forest (1'000 Ha) predominantly composed of trees established through planting and/or deliberate seeding. In this context, "predominantly" means that the planted/seeded trees are expected to constitute more than 50 percent of the growing stock at maturity; Includes: coppice from trees that were originally planted or seeded; rubberwood, cork oak and Christmas tree plantations. Excludes self-sown trees of introduced species.
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