GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF POPULUS TREMULA L. IN THE KOSTROMA REGION
A comparison of quantitative and qualitative performance of the selected clones of breeding of A.S. Yablokov and S.N. Bagaev has been made. At the same forest conditions, the clones are much higher than regular at reserves, the absolute completeness, the average heights and diameters of trees. Gigantic forms of P. tremula L. are resistant to infectious diseases, and at the fifth grade are characterized by good sanitary condition. We have also shown the economic feasibility of using of fast-growing clones in the genetic reserve for the organization of giant aspen of P. tremula L. plantation