Farm Forestry New ZealandReport: 2023 assessments of 2001 and 2002 clonal poplar trials at Parakai
Report Date: January 2024
Author: Dean Satchell
Senior Forest Service Advisor
Forest Service Advice
Te Uru Rākau - New Zealand Forest Service
Ministry for Primary Industries - Manatū Ahu Matua
forestserviceadvice@mpi.govt.nz
Mobile: 022 0107961
Phone: +64 9 2207864
Cultivar: Dudley
Hybrid type: P. nigra x P. deltoides
| Tree | Diameter at breast height (cm) | Notes |
| 2001-07 | 27.4 | Okay form, heavy branching, fork at top |
| 2001-19 | 32.1 | Leaning, reasonably straight, heavy branching |
| 2001-24 | 33.1 | Heavy branching, okay form but wobbly |
| 2001-34 | 7.6 | Exposed to wind. Alive but crappy |
| 2001-44 | - | - |
| 2000-07 | 15.0 | Poor form |
| 2000-19 | 18.5 | Ugly, poor form |
| 2000-24 | 61.1 | Big double leader from pole, wobbly form, very ugly |
| 2000-34 | 16.6 | Wobbly, some breakages, leaning. Dieback at top (bark stripped?). Uncertain whether this tree is Dudley |
| 2000-44 | 26.1 | Heavy branching, wobbly |
| 2000-52 | - | - |
| 2000-69 | - | - |
| 2000-75 | - | - |
| 2000-75 | - | - |
| 2000-90 | 55.0 | Very heavy branching, some breakages, wobbly form. Big ramicorn from pole top. In swamp. Big tree, okay health |
| 2000-94 | - | - |
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2000-44The advice provided as part of our Forest Advice Service is intended to assist you in making decisions in relation to Forest activities. The advice includes information provided by you, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), and information provided by third parties (providers of information). All reasonable efforts have been made to consider the relevant factors available when giving our advice. MPI does not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of your or third-party information and has relied on the accuracy and completeness of the information that you and third parties have provided in giving this advice. MPI accepts no liability for direct, indirect or consequential losses from use of this report whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or equity. MPI does not provide financial, accounting, tax, legal, or real estate advice as part of its Forest Advice Service and our advice should not be construed as such. You should take specific advice from qualified professionals, as appropriate, before making your decisions and taking any action.
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