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Growth of planted kauri in nine forests

Author
Cooper, T.J.
Project Creator
NZ Forest Service
Current Holder
Forest Research Institute
Accession Number
TTT000077
Old Accession Number
TTT000077
Location
Held in Scion archives
MS Number
FRI 30
Other Reference Number
SP A906
Future Storage
Forest Research Institute archives
Period
1975-1983
Volume
7 pp
Content
Report with graphs and appendices: good summary of planted kauri growth for first 6-8 years in 9 forests. Sites described. Height growth slow for first 5 years or so at 7-13 cm/year, then faster. Growth better on open sites than with forest cover. Drought had strong impact in 1982. Well-drained sites gave best growth (cf vigorous growth on pumice soils in Lynmore suburban gardens at Rotorua from 1950s, AEB).
Source
Northland and Gt Barrier forests
Reference
General results published in J Halkett: Kauri Management Review, Auckland Forest Conservancy, 1983. See also FRI 12 (this series).
General Note
A valuable summary of early growth of kauri planted on 9 different sites. Useful for evaluation of NZFS planted kauri and comparison with recent open plantings.
Copy
Copy report for file SP A906
Researchers
T Cooper, KMU
Security
Medium
Restriction
Subject to FRI approval
Species
kauri (Agathis australis)
Keywords
Growth Rates, Kauri, Planting
Subject Areas