The article presents the results of research on the sources and potential of plantations of fast-growing trees in Poland, as well as the advantages and difficulties connected with them. Additionally, the paper describes the suitability of wood biomass from plantations of fast-growing trees for production and energy purposes. More-over, the article oulines difficulties in the interpretation of such terms as “fast-growing trees”, “plantation crops”, and “plantation” in the context of place and activities connected with the procurement of biomass from outside forest ecosystems.
In this work we deal with questions of raw wood sources for wood-working industry of Slovakia. The tasks were found and evaluated development of resources and possibilities of utilization in regions of Slovakia. For this purposes there were use data of forest economy of Slovakia in 2009 (green report), a data from summary information of forest condition in Slovakia and prognosis of their resources and utilization. On basis results we suggest more intensive utilization of domestic raw wood.