Cluster planting of podocarps in partially-logged forest
- Document Type
- Numerical data, Data sheets
- Author
- Pardy, G.F., Wicken, A.
- Project Creator
- Forest Research Institute
- Current Holder
- Forest Research Institute
- Accession Number
- TTT000130
- Old Accession Number
- TTT000130
- Location
- Held in Scion archives
- MS Number
- FRI 130
- Other Reference Number
- FRI 28/4/2, 28/6/0/2
- Future Storage
- Forest Research Institute archives
- Period
- 1976-1988
- Volume
- 20 pp
- Content
- The plot folder is entitled RO 1092, Horohoro, Enrichment planting. Contents are: location plan, register sheet, work plan proposal, Workplan 8/75 and Project Record 1803 (G Purdy and A Wicken, 1988); also a copy from FRI Annual Report 1976 on Performance of planted podocarps. The work illustrates the concept of cluster planting on selected micro sites following a logging of all the best-crowned rimu. Clusters consisted of 3-5 close planted, well-grown nursery raised podocarps and the objective was to replace felled podocarp trees with 1700 seedlings over a site of 50 ha, now included in S.E. part of Mokaihaka Ecological Area managed by DOC.
- Source
- Horohora Forest, south Mamaku Plateau
- Future Work
- DOC controlled forest. Recommended inspection of development 30 years after planting (ie. 2006); tawa recovery; toetoe. Compare with 1961 podocarp planting in reverted cutover at Patehere Scenic Reserve by SH5.
- Reference
- NZ J Forestry 30(1) Paper on guidelines for planting podocarps in disturbed forest of central North Island.Land preparation for forestry in New Zealand : a record of a symposium held at the Forest Research Institute, Rotorua, 3-7 March 1969
- General Note
- So-called selective logging was uncontrolled, removing best rimu and leaving matai, tawa. Regeneration survey 1964 along crest of Horohoro Forest showed scant natural podocarp regeneration. Extent of insect damage to kahikatea was recorded, survival 90% over 11 years. Annual height increment 20 cm.
- Publish
- Reference source only
- Security
- Medium
- Restriction
- Subject to FRI approval
- Species
- rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum), kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides)
- Keywords
- Cluster Planting, Enrichment Planting, Horohoro Forest, Kahikatea, Partial Logging, Rimu, Toetoe
- Subject Areas