STOP #2 540 m. CASTANEA FOREST V FAGUS ORIENTALIS BY of Alnus barbata 20m Mixed forest below this Inside always covered w/ clouds in sun not fruiting Mixed, Castacean Forest. Cast. sativa Sea level & 800 m (1000 m) here in Caucasus it is the dom. tree of few mainly in wet Cas Chestnut is zone 500-800 m. higher & only isolated Calcareous soils only oaks. Fagus saccata west Europe Jams grove nr Mt. Caucasus Also Rhodolendia pmb. East Hungary - Avaya j Aloyza B- 700 hectares largest prov in w. Height 25-30 m. - 125-130 cm dia Armenian grove 25 hectares Azerbaijan 2 Hectares S. Caucasus goes down to SL. -120m Shrub 20-30 Isolated large trees alt 40 tree spec (Alnus barbata Corylus caucasia) in this zone the tree species