There is a huge amount of innovative work on varieties, management and silvicultural regimes being undertaken by NZFFA members. This group collates existing research and pools the experience and knowledge of farm foresters growing cypresses.
Best Practice with Farm Forestry Timber Species No. 1: CYPRESSES Editor: Ian Nicholas Available as separate chapters to download below: [701 Kb] Chapter 1 Introduction [175 Kb] Chapter 2 - timber properties and market [178 Kb] Chapter 3 - siting and land use options [327 Kb] Chapter 4 - Health [353 Kb] Chapter 5 - Seed source, breeding and propagation [163 Kb] Chapter 6 - Establishment and management options [101 Kb] Chapter 7 - Pruning and thinning [126 Kb] Chapter 8 - Cypress growth model and example regimes [103 Kb] Chapter 9- Economic analysis [159 Kb] Chapter 10 - Utilisation [132 Kb] Chapter 11 and 12 - Summary, references and web links
