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
+64 21 2357554
Gisborne, Wharerata
FR326/1 & FR326/2, planted 1995 & 1996
| Clone ID | Number present | Score |
| C135 | 4/4 | 7.0 |
| D2 | 2/3 | 7.9 |
| FD | 10/14 | 7.6 |
| FF18 | 5/6 | 6.5 |
| GBL | 2/8 | 6.6 |
| GH8 | 1/11 | 7.5 |
| GSL | 6/9 | 7.8 |
| HH | 1/5 | 6.3 |
| LUS | 1/4 | 6.8 |
| MAC | 1/3 | 6.3 |
| NZR | 8/9 | 7.5 |
| OV | 6/8 | 8.2 |
| RG | 6/8 | 7.9 |
| SHILL | 3/5 | 7.4 |
| SUPL | 4/6 | 7.6 |
| 59 | 2/4 | 5.9 |
| 63 | 4/5 | 6.8 |
| 296 | 1/4 | 6.8 |
| 340 | 4/6 | 6.7 |
| BHYB1 | 4/5 | 9.0 |
| SLS | 6/8 | 7.5 |
Site information
Ridge top at 490 metres elevation in the Wharerata ranges. Moderately fertile, good drainage.
| Latitude | Elevation (m) | Mean annual rainfall (mm) | Mean winter temperature (°C) | Mean annual temperature (°C) | Mean summer temperature (°C) | Mean summer rainfall (mm) | Mean winter rainfall (mm) | Spring and autumn rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.89222222 | 490 | 2127.9 | 8.1 | 12.4 | 16.3 | 398.1 | 754.6 | 975.2 |
Clone bar charts
