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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GH8
Hycol clone, Gwava's hybrid clone #8
| Site | Year | Number measured/ total number planted |
Growth & form | Health | Overall score |
| Northland - Topuni | 1996 | 3/14 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Bay of Plenty - Waiotapu | 1996 | 8/13 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 6.0 |
| Bay of Plenty - Kaingaroa | 1997 | 10/11 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 6.1 |
| Gisborne, Wharerata | 1995 & 1996 | 1/11 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 |
| Hawkes Bay, Taradale | 1995 | 9/23 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Wairarapa, Tinui | 1994 & 1995 | 43/74 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Canterbury, Okuti Valley, Banks peninsula | 1994 & 1995 | 5/15 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Taranaki, Korito road | 1995 | 1/6 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| South Otago, Balclutha | 1995 & 1996 | 4/20 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 6.8 |
Numbers measured/planted: 84/187
Form issues include wonky and wobbly stem, multiple and double leaders, broken tops, some heavy branching and branchiness. Generally healthy, however the occasional stem canker is present and there is quite a lot of fluting under branches.