Farm Forestry New Zealand

Cypress - Tree Grower articles

• Evaluation of five cypress clones at Silverwood (Access: NZFFA membership)
  Dave Askin and Mike Davies, November 2021
  Silverwood’s cypress evaluation is becoming a valuable comparison of five lines of cypress, thanks to the support from the Neil Barr Farm Forestry Foundation who recently funded a second round…
• Progress on cypress - South Island field days a great success (Access: NZFFA membership)
  Rachel Rose, August 2021
  Cypress species have the potential to become a major plantation timber in New Zealand, a muchneeded back-up to radiata and a valuable softwood for domestic and international markets. A great…
• 22 year old untended Cypress shows promise (Access: unrestricted)
  Dean Satchell, August 2021
  Cypress plantations have traditionally been pruned and thinned to produce the "holy grail" of appearance products, clearwood lumber. Surprisingly, there is general consensus on how to produce cypress clearwood -…
• Cypress trials at Don Tantrum’s property (Access: unrestricted)
  Dean Satchell, August 2020
  Don Tantrum planted and mapped several cypress trials on a range of sites on his farm near Taihape from 1990 to 2000, collecting promising material from around New Zealand. He…
• Bringing cypress to the fore (Access: unrestricted)
  Rachel Rose, August 2020
  This article adds a lot more detail to the article on the Cypress Development Group weekend which was in the May Tree Grower. The future of cypress in New Zealand…
• Developing a strategy for the cypress forest industry (Access: unrestricted)
  Marco Lausberg and Harriet Palmer, August 2020
  The cypress industry in New Zealand is at a critical juncture. Macrocarpa remains a favourite timber and one of the few alternative species timbers which is certain to find a market.…
• Towards commercialising cypress as a high value plantation forest species (Access: unrestricted)
  Dean Satchell, August 2017
  Cypress species are well known in New Zealand for their timber, usually called macrocarpa, this being a namesake for the species Cupressus macrocarpa. Macrocarpa and hybrids have been planted for…
• A new name for macrocarpa, and for quite a few others? (Access: unrestricted)
  Derrick Rooney, November 2013
  Recent developments in molecular and DNA science have led to significant advances in medical research and in the understanding of many genetic disorders in humans. They have also resulted in…
• Sawmilling Ovens cypress - A New Zealand first? (Access: unrestricted)
  Dean Satchell, February 2013
  Audrey Hay has a small stand of some of the most impressive looking pruned Cupressus ovensii in the country. They were planted by her and her late husband Michael 24…
• Harvesting mature macrocarpa – never judge a book by its cover (Access: unrestricted)
  Allan Laurie, February 2013
  This case study reviews a recent harvest project involving 17 mature macrocarpa trees harvested in south Canterbury. It is very much a story of being aware of what you are…
• High value alternatives to pine (Access: unrestricted)
  Matt Lysaght, November 2010
  When in 1993 Linda and I, along with partners Rob and Trish Roney, decided to establish a forestry block, it was planned to provide a substantial supplement to our respective…
• Macrocarpa and cypresses in general (Access: unrestricted)
  Don Tantrum, February 2010
  I was asked to write something for the cypress feature although I am sure that much of it has been written before. This brief article is based on my conclusions…
• A new plan for cypresses (Access: unrestricted)
  H S Dungey, J Russell, C B Low and G T Stovold, February 2010
  Cypresses are popular with growers and end users alike due to their attractive wood and relatively easy processing properties. Cypresses are generally medium to low density with little variation from pith…
• Yellow cedar in British Columbia (Access: unrestricted)
  John Russell and Jodie Krakowski, February 2010
  Yellow cedar or Alaska cypress, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, has long been valued by North American coastal indigenous people as a source of fibre for mats, baskets and clothing. It is also a durable…
• A Canadian tree breeder’s view on cypresses in New Zealand (Access: unrestricted)
  John Russell, February 2010
  My daughter and I arrived on a damp and chilly afternoon in early July at the Gavins’ farm on the Buller River. Terry and Claire met us in the ubiquitous…
• Cypress hybrids (Access: unrestricted)
  Charlie Low, February 2010
  Hybrids occurring naturally between cypress species can offer commercial advantages over either of the parent species. Some accidental inter-genus hybrids such as Leylands and Ovensii have been vegetatively deployed for…
• Macrocarpa – The fatal flaw (Access: unrestricted)
  Ian Brown, February 2010
  The Waikato is a graveyard for macrocarpa. Here in warmth and humidity we live in fungal paradise. The old spreading farm trees that are a feature of our rural landscape…
• Macrocarpa stories – more needed (Access: unrestricted)
  Allan Levett, November 2009
  The Cypress Development Group decided at its AGM in Gisborne to carry out some joint research with Scion on macrocarpa. Macrocarpa produces a highly regarded timber in New Zealand and…
• The house that mac built (Access: unrestricted)
  Benjamin Lee, February 2009
  My brother Julian and his partner Tricia have devoted their working lives to the New Zealand science community. Although still working, they have taken a step back from full time…
• Comparing the wood properties of cypress species (Access: unrestricted)
  Charlie Low, February 2006
  Cypress species have been grown in New Zealand for many years as a substitute for native timbers. The development of portable sawmills has increased the production of lumber for a…
• Milling cypresses and the marketing challenge (Access: unrestricted)
  Don Tantrum, February 2006
  I have been selecting, propagating, growing and managing cypresses for over 25 years including everything from controlled pollination to milling. We now have over 25 hectares planted from well over…
• Macrocarpa – keeping faith with the old faithful (Access: unrestricted)
  Denis Hocking, February 2006
  In the first part of this issue of Tree Grower we are featuring articles covering some of the varying species and clones of cypress. The main generic name is Cupressus,…
• Hybrid cypresses – a future plantation option (Access: unrestricted)
  Patrick Milne, February 2006
  Cypresses have been one of the most popular species advocated and planted over the last 20 years to compliment radiata forestry. This has certainly been the case with the farm…
• Are we still planting cypresses on the right site? (Access: unrestricted)
  Patrick Milne, February 2006
  There is increasing interest in cypresses as alternative softwood species for plantation forestry in New Zealand. While cypresses as a whole will grow on a very wide range of sites,…
• Instability in lusitanica - a learning curve (Access: unrestricted)
  Ian Brown, May 2005
  I am a fan of cypress, and have been growing them with variable success for 25 years. What I have referred to as a learning curve might equally be described…
• Floating golden cypress (Access: unrestricted)
  Derrick Rooney, May 2005
  Last year, the news broke that a previously unknown species of conifer had been found among the remnants of moist karst forest in northern Vietnam. The new tree was dubbed…
• A personal view of Leyland cypress (Access: unrestricted)
  Ian Brown, February 2005
  My interest in Leyland cypress goes back to 1980, when my brother Richard and I bought 400 Leighton Green cuttings from Joll Hosking in Whangarei. We planted them on our…
• Debate about cypress management (Access: unrestricted)
  Allan Levett & Don Tantrum , February 2005
  This article presents a short debate about cypress management with contributions from Allan Levett and Don Tantrum Allan Levett’s views Silviculture The cypresses at Tinui Forest Park, Wairarapa, have been…