Silviculture Rimu Management of Rimu Research and Regeneration
- Document Type
- Reports, Letters, Data records
- Project Creator
- NZ Forest Service
- Current Holder
- Archives New Zealand
- Accession Number
- TTT001015
- Old Accession Number
- TTT000015
- Location
- Christchurch Archives
- Archives Number
- CAJF, 2847, CH75, 132d, 28/21, 1
- Other Reference Number
- Permanent sample plot R. 221, R. 222 (established Aug 1950 by Grant P J)
- Period
- 1953 - 1973
- Volume
- Approx. 100 pp
- Content
- Contains data on rate of growth of sapling and pole podocarps. The plots were released and thinned and interplanted with Eucalyptus gigantea to act as a nurse. Controls were left and made ring counts on podocarps felled as thinnings. There are comparison graphs of rimu and totara for growth rates (diameter, untinned/thinned, geight)
- Source
- Rotarua, Whirinaki (Te Whaiti)
- Future Work
- No.
- General Note
- This file also contains material on a discussion of a report on 'A study of vigour in rimu trees in Westland'. It doesn't contain the report, just discussions and criticisms of the reports contents.
- Sort
- Adequate. Sorted by date. Relevant material is dated 1954 which is right at the back of file.
- Publish
- No
- Researchers
- C G R Chavasse, P J Grant
- Security
- High
- Species
- rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum), totara (Podocarpus totara)
- Keywords
- Growth Rates, Podocarp Silviculture, Rimu, Thinning, Totara
- Subject Areas