Tree species ¶
European beech (Fagus sylvatica)
- Main stand-forming tree species
- Distributed throughout Switzerland, mainly at low and medium altitudes
- Pollination by wind
- Seed dispersal by animals
- Sensitive to drought under climate change
- Genome size: 530 million base pairs
- Europe-wide genomic comparative data available
Downy oak (Quercus pubescens)
- Rare secondary tree species
- Regional, fragmented occurrence
- Pollination by wind
- Seed dispersal by animals
- Great potential under climate change
- High degree of hybridization
- Genome size: 880 million base pairs
- Europe-wide genomic comparative data available
Wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis)
- Rare secondary tree species
- Regional, fragmented occurrence
- Pollination by insects
- Seed dispersal by animals
- Great potential under climate change
- Genome size: 790 million base pairs
- No genomic data available yet
Norway maple (Acer platanoides)
- Rare secondary tree species
- Switzerland-wide distribution
- Pollination by insects
- Seed dispersal by wind
- Great potential under climate change
- Genome size: 1320 million base pairs
- No genomic data available yet
Lime tree (Tilia platyphyllos/cordata)
- Rare secondary tree species
- Switzerland-wide distribution
- Pollination by insects
- Seed dispersal by wind
- Variable degree of hybridization
- Great potential under climate change
- Genome size: 1090 million base pairs
- No genomic data available yet
We are also investigating the genetic diversity of seed collections of these lime tree species, which are considered promising species with an increasing demand for forest reproductive material.