Tāne’s Tree Trust

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Indigenous forests, Auckland - investigations

Document Type
Reports, File notes
Author
Beveridge, A.E., Lloyd, R.C., Wilde, M.A.
Project Creator
NZ Forest Service
Current Holder
Forest Research Institute
Accession Number
TTT000171
Old Accession Number
TTT000171
Location
Room 927 Lever Arch FRI 28/6/1 (part)
MS Number
FRI 169
Future Storage
Forest Research Institute archives
Period
1954-1987
Volume
100 pp
Content
Index has titles for tagged sections. File note that bulldozer in Aupouri forest on 27.8.86 uncovered a layer of peat with preserved trees - wood, stamps leaves 'seed cases' (kauri cone scale?). Peat covered by 1m of sand and is located on top of large sand ridge. M.A. Wilde. Wood samples sent to FRI. Profile sketch (brown, weathered sand beneath peat). Tag 5: Prospects of tawa management - comment on Environmental Assessment of S.E. King Country Forests, Beveridge 28.10.73. Tag 9: Report on kauri and other indigenous forest of the far north, 8pp, R.C. Lloyd, undated. Carbon copy, no reference number (about 1960?) with photos.
Source
Auckland Conservancy Forests: Aupouri, Horakia, Pureora, Kaimai, Te Moehau, Coromandel, Russell, Gt Barrier
Future Work
Account of swamp kauri and its utilisation could be of interest, also changes to far north forests from time Lloyd wrote his unpublished paper (1960).
General Note
This ringbinder shares entries for Southland (28/6/7) and Auckland (28/6/1). Swamp kauri used in craft industry to produce craft ware.
Sort
indexed
Publish
Reference source only
Security
Medium
Restriction
Subject to FRI approval
Species
kauri (Agathis australis), tawa (Beilschmiedia tawa), podocarps (Podocarpaceae), eucalypts (Eucalyptus spp)
Keywords
Buried Kauri, Far North Forest, Indigenous Species, Kauri, Swamp, Tawa, Wood Samples
Subject Areas