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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GH4

Gwava's hybrid clone #4

Site	Year	Number measured/ total number planted	Growth & form	Health	Overall score
Bay of Plenty - Kaingaroa	1997	7/10	5.0	7.0	6.0
Wairarapa, Tinui	1994 & 1995	6/15	6.1	7.2	6.7

Numbers measured/planted: 13/25

Form issues include double leaders, wonkiness and ramicorns. One tree with one stem canker.