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Totara plantations on hard upland site with Eucalyptus nurse

Document Type
Sample Plot Folder
Author
Bergin, D.O., Beveridge, A.E., Steward, G.A.
Project Creator
NZ Forest Service
Current Holder
Forest Research Institute
Accession Number
TTT002001
Old Accession Number
TTT000001
Location
Held in Scion archives
Other Reference Number
Auckland Sample plot A801/3. Pureora plot 1/58
Future Storage
Hold copies at Archives NZ and FR
Period
1958 - 2005
Volume
30 typed sheets & location plan
Content
First planting of totara in Pureoa on an upland site, using wildings of local provenance and a nurse of E delegatensis. Forest soil (tephra) develpoed under dense podocarp forest, logged and cleared by tractor. Eucalypt and some totara felled 2004. Growth sampled
Source
Pureora. By Pikiariki Ecological Area, Link Rd
Future Work
Assess growth of planted totara in Pureora Forest Park. Signpost site & record GPS position.
Reference
Referred to in Beveridge A E, The role of planting native trees in the management of disturbed forest , in Native Trees for the Future. Silvester W & McGowan R Eds, University of Waikato, 2000. Photograph in NZ Jnl Forestry 45(1) pg 42. 2000Thesis by D Bergin, University of Waikato, pg 18. 2001
General Note
Inspection notes on plot 1/58, dated 4 Jan 2005 & 25 Jan 2005 sent to Maniopoto office of Dept ConservationCross ref to No. TTT000091 -probably same trial
Sort
None
Copy
Yes – copy for Archives NZ
Publish
Consider publication comparing totara performance here to sites where it is planted in logged gaps and in fire induced scrub (Pureora plots 3/59 & 4/59 [Auckland SP A295] -also in Tihoi forest.
Security
Medium
Species
totara (Podocarpus totara)
Keywords
Planting, Pureora Forest, Releasing, Totara & Supression Of Weeds, Totara Plantation, Totara With Eucalypt Nurse, Upland Site
Subject Areas
  • Forest Management: Possibilities for carbon storage.
  • Establishment: Performance of totara wildings on harsh open site. Grass and dense blackberry with ultimate supression by closed canopy.