Open AccessAlternative tree species on farms
Author(s) -
J.D. Hocking
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
grassland research and practice series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2463-4751
pISSN - 0110-8581
DOI - 10.33584/rps.10.2003.2980
Subject(s) - sequoia , silviculture , pinus radiata , cupressus , eucalyptus , acacia , agroforestry , radiata , tree breeding , forestry , woody plant , biology , botany , pulpwood , geography , vigna
The more commonly and successfully grown species of timber trees, grown in New Zealand as alternatives to radiata pine, are briefly reviewed, with emphasis on site requirements and timber end uses. Their silviculture and marketing is considered. The groups covered are Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menzesii), the cypresses (Cupressus species and hybrids), eucalypts (Eucalyptus spp.), acacias (Acacia melanoxylon and some others) and more briefly redwood (Sequoia sempervirens and Sequoiadendron giganteum) and poplars (Populus spp.).