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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GL9

Gwava's lusitanica clone #9

Site	Year	Number measured/ total number planted	Growth & form	Health	Overall score
Northland - Topuni	1996	5/7	7.3	9.3	8.3
Bay of Plenty - Kaingaroa	1997	4/10	5.6	7.7	6.6
Bay of Plenty - Waiotapu	1996	12/15	5.8	7.9	6.9
Wairarapa, Tinui	1994 & 1995	19/30	6.5	7.5	7.0

Numbers measured/planted: 40/62

Good looking lusitanica clone. Some double and multiple leaders. Some branchiness, heavy branching and wobbly stems.