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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CHENG

Cupressus chengiana

Site	Year	Number measured/ total number planted	Growth & form	Health	Overall score
Wairarapa, Tinui	1994 & 1995	9/10	5.1	8.2	6.7

Numbers measured/planted: 9/10

Cupressus chengiana, an Asian cypress species. Excellent health and form, slow growth. Only found in one site, Tinui Wairarapa.