Tāne’s Tree Trust

Archive Database

Botany - Ecology - Biological Flora and Fauna of New Zealand - Nothofagus menziesii

Document Type
Reports, Letters, Data records
Project Creator
NZ Forest Service
Current Holder
Archives New Zealand
Accession Number
TTT001047
Old Accession Number
TTT000047
Location
Christchurch Archives
Archives Number
CALM, CH252, 32, 24/4/1
Period
1965 - 1980
Volume
Approx. 100 pp
Content
Notes on artificial establishment of red, silver and mountain beech with details on seed collection, storage, pre-treatment, nursery practices (sowing, tending, pests and growth) and planting with data records on survival and height in different conditions.`There are also additional notes on storage of beech seed.
Source
Pureora, Kaimanawa North (State Forest 90), Rangataua State Forest
Future Work
No.
General Note
Additional notes on silver beech (at the back of the file) on distribution (containing soil conditions, climate) in Fiordland, Lewis Pass and generally throughout New Zealand.
Sort
Adequate. Sorted by date. Relevant material dated between 1957 to 1964.
Publish
No
Researchers
D Preest
Security
High
Species
red beech (Nothofagus fusca), silver beech (Nothofagus menziesii), mountain beech (Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides)
Keywords
Nursery, Planting, Seed, Seed Collection, Seed Storage, Seedling Survival, Sowing
Subject Areas
  • Growth
  • Establishment: Methods of planting with related height and survuval rates. Process from seedfall to establishment of beech.