Tāne’s Tree Trust

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Durability of treated posts, indigenous conifers

Project Creator
Forest Research Institute
Current Holder
Forest Research Institute
Accession Number
TTT000010
Old Accession Number
TTT000010
Location
Held in Scion archives
MS Number
FRI 10
Other Reference Number
Sample Plot Auckland 245. Project No. and control plan A27/1
Future Storage
Forest Research Institute archives
Period
1960 - 1984 (measured to 1984)
Volume
30pp
Content
FRI Room 123, Files 73/4, 63/4/3 (approx 5 pp). Data on special files held by Preservation Section of Forest Products Branch, file FRI 73/4, 67/3/2. Treatment of split and round posts of kauri, rimu and tanekaha. Durability tests in graveyard fenceline, supervised by J Denyer FRI, (installed 6.7.61) first tested 1964.FRI Room 844, Cabinet K3 Draw 3, Files A245, FRI 73/7, 28/7/1. Room 844 files contain correspondence, location plans and workplan for project FM, and data sheets for 6 progress reports to 1984.FRI file on A245 headed 'Preservatised indigenous posts".
Source
Sample Plot A245. Russell State Forest, Compt 1. Sketch of location, HQ site by huts in Punaruku Block.
Future Work
Trial apparently abandoned after 24 years testing, but see entry by D Page, Wood Technology Div, 4.7.86 in file FRI 63/4/3 indicating further monitoring might be done. Not known is final report was produced.
Sort
unsorted, no index
Publish
Internal reports. Reference source.
Researchers
J Denyer, D McKenzie, D Page, R Lloyd, F Eichel (KMU)
Security
Medium
Restriction
Subject to FRI approval
Species
kauri (Agathis australis), rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum), tanekaha (Phyllocladus trichomanoides)
Keywords
Durability, Indigenous Timbers
Subject Areas