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: Toa
Hybrid type: (Populus deltoides x P. nigra) x P. yunnanensis
| Tree | Diameter at breast height (cm) | Notes |
| 2000-02 | - | - |
| 2000-16 | - | - |
| 2000-26 | 32.5 | Beautiful straight form, light branching |
| 2000-26 | 32.5 | Beautiful straight form, light branching |
| 2000-37 | 16.9 | Dieback at top, bark missing at bottom of trunk, with rot present. Uncertain whether this tree is Toa |
| 2000-42 | - | - |
| 2000-54 | - | - |
| 2000-65 | - | - |
| 2000-72 | 36.6 | Straight, fine-branched. Dieback occurring. Windthrown, on edge of (in) swamp |
| 2000-88 | 27.7 | Good form, light branching, some tip dieback. Good site |
| 2000-95 | 22.0 | Some dieback, nice form, fine branching. Possum damage? Epicormics |
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2000-72The 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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