Tāne’s Tree Trust

Archive Database

Sample plot records and register, Auckland

Document Type
Reports
Author
McKinnon, A.D.
Project Creator
NZ Forest Service
Current Holder
Forest Research Institute
Accession Number
TTT000113
Old Accession Number
TTT000113
Location
Held in Scion archives
MS Number
FRI 109
Future Storage
Forest Research Institute archives
Period
1925-1963
Volume
300 pp
Content
File contains periodic review and evaluaion of Auckland sample plots or experimental areas including kauri and many exotic species. Sections on kauri are tagged. An early review is by A McKinnon (11.9.41). In a review by Conservancy to FRI, dated 2.4.57, it was stated that 176 sample plots established before 1930 (mainly at Waipoua) had all been written off but a further 100 plots were established from 1930-1940.
Source
Auckland Forest conservancy
General Note
File may contain useful information on the abandoned plots. It is possible that past experiments may be still evident in restricted part of Waipoua sanctuary.
Sort
unsorted, no index, but kauri items are tagged.
Publish
Reference source only
Researchers
Hanssen, Foster, F Morrison, A McKinnon, R Lloyd
Security
Medium
Restriction
Subject to FRI approval
Species
kauri (Agathis australis)
Keywords
Conservancy, Kauri, Research Reviews, Sample Plots
Subject Areas