Tāne’s Tree Trust

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Rimu Plantings - General

Document Type
Notes
Project Creator
Forest Research Institute
Current Holder
Archives New Zealand
Accession Number
TTT001017
Old Accession Number
TTT000017
Location
Dunedin Archives
Archives Number
CATM, 18286, D68, Item 165l, 28/10/2A
Period
1976 - 1978
Volume
12 pp
Content
Note 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, 165k, 28/10/2 and CATM, D67, 43d, 28/19/1). Also in Auckland Archives (BBQI, 7496, 23c, 27/2/1/1, 1).
Source
Rotorua
Future Work
No.
General Note
There is a few brief letter discussing the proportions of male and female trees of a rimu study in Hinahina Forest.There is a photocopy of an article from the NZ Journal of Forestry (1931, volume 3, pp 68-70) written by Foweraker, C. E. on 'Sex Distribution in Rimu' concerned with Westland forest.
Sort
Adequate.
Publish
Yes. Possibly.
Researchers
A Evan Beveridge, J C Dorsser, A E Summers
Security
High
Restriction
Subject to FRI approval
Species
rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum)
Keywords
Artificial Establishment, Lining-Out, Planting, Planting Rimu, Rimu, Seed, Seed Collection
Subject Areas
  • Nursery: Procedures carried out on rimu seed for optimum establishment.
  • Establishment: Recommended planting techniques of rimu.