Towards commercialising cypress as a high-value plantation forest species

Report Date: March 2017
Author: Dean Satchell, Sustainable Forest Solutions, R.D. 1 Kerikeri, Northland 0294
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C135

Callam clone, C. macrocarpa Mahinapua

Site	Year	Number measured/ total number planted	Growth & form	Health	Overall score
Northland - Topuni	1996	1/14	4.0	2.5	3.3
Bay of Plenty - Waiotapu	1996	7/14	5.5	6.9	6.2
Bay of Plenty - Kaingaroa	1997	6/10	4.2	6.2	5.2
Gisborne, Wharerata	1995 & 1996	4/4	6.4	7.6	7.0
Wairarapa, Tinui	1994 & 1995	22/25	5.9	7.2	6.6
Taranaki, Korito road	1995	4/6	2.6	4.8	3.7
Canterbury, Okuti Valley, Banks peninsula	1994 & 1995	17/34	4.5	4.0	4.3
South Canterbury, Waimate	1998	9/40	5.0	6.6	5.8
Canterbury High Country	1996	38/52	4.2	7.2	5.7
South Otago, Balclutha	1995 & 1996	25/56	6.2	7.6	6.9

Numbers measured/planted: 133/255

Very poor form tree. Often with tops dead/broken out, multi-leaders, ramicorns, wonky stem, heavy branching, branchy. Lots of severe stem canker, many trees dying with severe foliar canker. Many trees dead or dying. Prone to toppling.