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
Northland - Topuni
FR328/11, planted 1996
| Clone ID | Number present | Score |
| BEN | 2/17 | 7.9 |
| BHYB2 | 7/28 | 7.9 |
| CP | 0/16 | - |
| C135 | 1/14 | 3.3 |
| D2 | 5/14 | 7.3 |
| FD | 10/17 | 6.2 |
| FF18 | 4/9 | 5.8 |
| GS | 10/15 | 6.1 |
| GH5 | 0/11 | - |
| GH8 | 3/14 | 7.2 |
| GL9 | 5/7 | 8.3 |
| HH | 6/11 | 8.4 |
| LMS | 2/15 | 7.3 |
| LUS | 6/26 | 7.5 |
| LUSCUT | 5/14 | 7.0 |
| NZR | 9/15 | 5.9 |
| OV | 15/19 | 8.0 |
| RG | 14/16 | 6.4 |
| SHILL | 12/14 | 5.7 |
| SUPL | 11/15 | 5.8 |
| 59 | 1/16 | 7.5 |
| SM | 4/14 | 5.9 |
Site information
Larsen's block near Topuni, North Auckland. Clay hill country, relatively exposed to the west with high winter soil moisture. Some parts are more sheltered and in a valley, so a reasonably variable site.
Moderately fertile farming country with a fertiliser history. The adjacent lusitanica from a Northland seedlot have performed fairly well, with an average DBH of 37cm at 20 years old.
| Average diameter at Breast height (cm) | Diameter score | Form score | Stem score | Crown foliage score | Health score | Growth and Form score | Overall score |
| 37 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 10 | 9.2 | 6.35 | 7.8 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36.1991666 | 80 | 1290.5 | 11.8 | 15.0 | 18.8 | 270.9 | 401.2 | 618.4 |
Clone bar charts
