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Kahikatea stand, Te Ngae, Rotorua

Project Creator
Forest Research Institute
Current Holder
Forest Research Institute
Accession Number
TTT000020
Old Accession Number
TTT000020
Location
Held in Scion archives
MS Number
FRI 87
Future Storage
Forest Research Institute archives
Period
1997
Volume
17 pp
Content
Report for Rotorua District Council, 17pp, incl plans (1997) 'The kahikatea stand near Rotorua airport'. The history and significance of this stand is given and the ecological characteristics of kahikatea are outlined. This stand is threatened by height restrictions in the airport flight path as trees are 22 - 26m in height. The report has 32 references relevant to kahikatea. Since the report was written a total of 400 trees have been topped and their growth response is being monitored (Pers comm Greg Steward).
Source
Te Ngae, adj Te Ngae Road southeast from Rotorua Airport
General Note
Stand is estimated to be 120 - 150 years old, no mature trees, former swamp site
Sort
Not needed
Copy
Not required
Publish
Reference source only
Researchers
Elizabeth Miller, Chris Ecroyd
Security
Medium
Restriction
Subject to FRI approval
Species
kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides)
Keywords
Ecological Characteristics, Kahikatea, Rotorua
Subject Areas