Zbrašov aragonite caves and brown rankers. The surface of the protected area is mostly forest canopy cover, which has a near-natural tree composition. There is growing mixed forest consisting of winter oak ("Quercus petraea"), beech ("Fagus sylvatica"), common hornbeam ("Carpinus betulus"), sycamore ("Acer pseudoplatanus"), spruce ash ("Fraxinus excelsio"), maple ("Acer platanoides"), small-leaved lime ("Tilia cordata"), sometimes Norway spruce ("Picea abies") and silver fir ("Abies alba"). Occasionally there are a few mountain elms ("Ulmus glabra"). In the past, these forests were negatively affected by forest management, such as logging and the subsequent planting in favor of spruce trees. In the future, these negative effects
Fagus sylvatica in the buds. In autumn, the tree builds the reserves that will sustain it into spring. Given good conditions, a bud can produce a shoot with up to ten or more leaves. The terminal bud emits a hormonal substance in the spring that halts the development of additional buds. This tendency, though very strong at the beginning of their existence, becomes weaker in older trees. It is only after the budding that root growth of the year begins. The first roots to appear are very thin (with a diameter of less than 0.5 mm). Later, after a wave of above