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Kauri planting on old sand dunes

Document Type
Numerical data
Author
Morrison, F.T.
Project Creator
NZ Forest Service
Current Holder
Forest Research Institute
Accession Number
TTT000110
Old Accession Number
TTT000110
Location
Held in Scion archives
MS Number
FRI 106
Other Reference Number
Auckland sample plot 214
Future Storage
Forest Research Institute archives
Period
1958-1973
Volume
10 pp
Content
Locality plan, register sheets for 3 sub-plots abandoned in 1973 after final measurement and note to R Lloyd (3.3.72). Out of 20 kauri planted in 1958 trees in two out of three plots failed and 4 kauri survived in one plot after 15 years, heights 4 - 8 ft. Seedlings were planted in deep pits on sand with scattered Pinus pinaster and manuka.
Source
Waipoua coastal sand dunes, Cmpts 23, 26, 27.
General Note
Coastal sand dunes probably an extreme site for kauri.
Sort
Sorted, no index
Publish
Reference source only
Researchers
F Morrison, Waipoua
Security
Medium
Restriction
Subject to FRI approval
Species
kauri (Agathis australis)
Keywords
Coastal Dunes, Kauri, Planting, Waipoua
Subject Areas