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The National Wildlife Agency is working on the restoration and propagation of the Red List species - the Pedunculate Oak
Within the framework of this initiative, specialists of the Agency collected up to 20,000 pedunculate oak acorns in the Chachuna Managed Reserve. The collected seeds were sown in a specially arranged cultivation area, where optimal conditions have been created for the species’ germination and growth. At the next stage, the seedlings will be transplanted into their natural habitats — areas where the pedunculate oak historically occurred.
The Red List species Pedunculate Oak (Quercus pedunculiflora) was once widely distributed across eastern Georgia — in the floodplain forests of the Mtkvari (Kura), Aragvi, Ksani, Liakhvi, Iori, and Alazani rivers. This oak species is distinguished by its long acorn stalks, which is why it is also known as the “long-stemmed oak.”
Currently, the Pedunculate Oak is included in Georgia’s Red List under the Vulnerable (VU) category.
