Tāne’s Tree Trust

Archive Database

Indigenous Forest Management and Research

Document Type
Letters, Notes
Project Creator
NZ Forest Service
Current Holder
Archives New Zealand
Accession Number
TTT001022
Old Accession Number
TTT000022
Location
Dunedin Archives
Archives Number
CATM, 18286, D68, 165k, 28/10/2
Period
1976 - 1986
Volume
Approx. 40 pp
Content
Contains a copy of an article, 'The rimu' by D. A. Franklin, that appears to have come from a journal (no journal title recorded). It discusses the history and distribution, communities, reproduction, succession and damage of rimu in New Zealand.There are also notes on 'Raising of indigenous tree species' including notes on artificial establishment of rimu and the related techniques for collecting and handling seed, cleaning seeds, pre-sowing treatment of seed, sowing, lining-out, weedicides, conditioning, collecting and lining out of wildings and recommended planting techniques. These particular notes have been found also in two other files in the Dunedin Archives (CATM, 18286, D68, 165l, 28/10/2A and CATM, D67, 43d, 28/19/1) and Auckland Archives (BBQI, 7496, 23c, 27/2/1/1, 1).
Future Work
No.
General Note
There are also brief notes on the proposed management of virgin beech forest in Catlins Forest which includes early logged areas and research to date on the vigin beech forest.
Sort
Adaquate. Sorted by date.
Publish
No
Researchers
A Evan Beveridge, J C Dorsser, A E Summers, D A Franklin
Security
High
Species
rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum), kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides)
Keywords
Artificial Regeneration, Nursery, Planting Rimu, Rimu, Seed Collection
Subject Areas
  • History: Historical distribution and succession of rimu throughout new zealand.
  • Nursery: Procedures carried out on rimu seed for optimum establishment.
  • Establishment: Artificial establishment and raising of rimu.