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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Lynton clone, Peter Smail Hororata

Site	Year	Number measured/ total number planted	Growth & form	Health	Overall score
Wairarapa, Tinui	1994 & 1995	19/25	6.6	7.5	7.1
South Canterbury, Waimate	1998	13/40	6.0	8.0	7.0
Canterbury, Okuti Valley, Banks peninsula	1994 & 1995	10/10	4.5	4.7	4.6
South Otago, Balclutha	1995 & 1996	22/40	6.5	8.0	7.3

Numbers measured/planted: 64/115

Variable health and form. Issues include double and multi leaders, heavy branching, dead and broken tops, fluting and stem canker.