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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GH9

Gwava's hybrid clone #9

Site	Year	Number measured/ total number planted	Growth & form	Health	Overall score
Bay of Plenty - Kaingaroa	1997	8/10	3.1	7.2	5.1
Canterbury, Okuti Valley, Banks peninsula	1994 & 1995	3/5	6.3	8.0	7.2

Numbers measured/planted: 11/15

Generally poor form. Form issues include wonky and wobbly stems, multiple and double leaders, branchiness and heavy branching.