The Ob River floodplain in south-west Siberia (Photo by V.N. Sedykh).

A light fire burns in the grass of the forest-steppe of Western Siberia.  These birch forest groups are known as kolki (Photo by V. N. Sedykh).

In the far north, taiga gives way to tundra (Photo by V. N. Sedykh).

Siberian spruce, along with scots pine, Siberian cedar pine, and Siberian fir are the major softwood species of Western Siberia (Photo by V. N. Sedykh).

A mid-rotation scots pine stand on a site with excellent productivity.

White birch on a highly productive site in southwest Siberia.  Production of wood can be as high as 300 cubic meters per hectare at an age of 60 years on such sites.