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Report: 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
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Phone: +64 9 2207864

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Trees

Cultivars

Hybrid type

Parent species

Cultivar: Otahoua

Hybrid type: P. nigra x P. deltoides

Tree Diameter at breast height (cm) Notes
2001-04 - -
2001-13 32.8 Very heavy branching, ramicorn from pole
2001-30 51.6 Nice
2001-39 17.5 Double leaders, ugly
2001-45 46.8 Nice
2000-04 30.9 Extremely exposed. Heavy branching, surprisingly straight.
2000-13 46.2 Heavy branching, nice form.
2000-30 32.2 Strong
2000-39 33.4 Heavy branching, healthy, straight
2000-45 33.1 Wobbly at pole top, very heavy branching, wobble further up
2000-45 33.1 Wobbly at pole top, very heavy branching, wobble further up
2000-59 - -
2000-67 - -
2000-79 43.3 Double leaders from pole top, very very heavy branching, slight wobble, okay tree. A bit wet
2000-82 52.5 Straight, but extremely heavy branching. Nice site, moist, sheltered but not wet
2000-98 22.0 Nice form, wonky at pole top

2001-13-12001-13

2001-13-22001-13

2001-30-12001-30

2001-30-22001-30

2001-39-12001-39

2001-45-12001-45

2001-45-22001-45

2000-4-12000-04

2000-4-22000-04

2000-13-12000-13

2000-13-22000-13

2000-30-12000-30

2000-30-22000-30

2000-39-12000-39

2000-39-22000-39

2000-45-12000-45

2000-45-12000-45

2000-79-12000-79

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