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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Ovensii clone, Leyland hybrid (lusitanica x nootka)
| Site | Year | Number measured/ total number planted |
Growth & form | Health | Overall score |
| Northland - Topuni | 1996 | 15/19 | 6.6 | 9.3 | 8.0 |
| Bay of Plenty - Kaingaroa | 1997 | 11/11 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 7.9 |
| Gisborne, Wharerata | 1995 & 1996 | 6/8 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 8.2 |
| Canterbury High Country | 1996 | 19/20 | 5.9 | 8.4 | 7.1 |
| Bay of Plenty - Waiotapu | 1996 | 14/16 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 7.6 |
| South Canterbury, Waimate | 1998 | 38/40 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| South Otago, Balclutha | 1995 & 1996 | 9/13 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 |
Numbers measured/planted: 112/127
Form generally good, but ramicorns common, along with double and miltiple leaders, wobbly and wonky stem, and heavy branching.