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Ecology and planting of kahikatea

Project Creator
Forest Research Institute
Current Holder
Forest Research Institute
Accession Number
TTT000004
Old Accession Number
TTT000004
Location
Held in Scion archives
MS Number
FRI 1
Other Reference Number
FRI 28/6/2/2, 23/2/1
Future Storage
Forest Research Institute Archives
Period
1980s
Volume
40pp
Content
Letters and FRI advice on planting of kahikatea and notes on ecological characteristics. Interesting technique for planting within tyres placed in dense grass growth - Connon Mulvey of Invercargill, dated 4.3.85 in FRI 28/6/0/2, and photos. Management of kahikatea forest in Whangamarino/Pokeno area - Trish Hoskin dated 28.2.84 in FRI 23/2/1. Planting on Taihape Farm - J Bathgate/AEB dated 18.6.84 in FRI 28/6/0/2. Notes on Whewhells Bush, Matangi by Alan Esler dated 24.2.78 with comment by John Nicholls. Early information leaflets on kahikatea by NZFS. Extracts from papers with some mention of kahikatea.
Future Work
General account of kahikatea was written about 1985 by Sarah Beadle (now Wildlands Consultants)
Reference
Project Record possibly produced.
General Note
A companion folder contains copies of published items with references to kahikatea and other podocarps, labelled I-S Podocarp
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Security
Medium
Restriction
Subject to FRI approval
Species
kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides)
Keywords
Forest Ecology, Kahikatea, Planting
Subject Areas