Cold tolerant eucalypts in South Africa—Growth information for informed site-species matching in SA

Swain, Tammy; Gardner, Robin

doi:10.1080/20702620.2004.10431794

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“…The species included E. macarthurii that tolerates cold periods and frosts, and E. camaldulensis that tolerates drought [17]. However, they performed worse than the less tolerant species such as E. saligna and E. grandis.…”

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Comparison of the Growth of SixEucalyptusSpecies in Angola

Delgado-Matas

Pukkala

2011

International Journal of Forestry Research

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Eucalyptus species have been planted in Angola since the early twentieth century. −1 , resp.). Using X-ray analyses of increment cores, it was possible to study the temporal development of the stand characteristics. An analysis of the mean annual increment showed that the optimal rotation length for most of the studied eucalypts is around 22 years with the exception of E. resinifera, for which 12-15 years is the best. E. saligna had the highest maximum mean annual increment (MMAI) of 37 m 3 ha −1 attained at 22 years of age. E. grandis reached its MMAI of 25 m 3 haat 28 years. The results suggest that E. saligna is the most recommended Eucalyptus species for new plantations in Angola.

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“…Widely studied species include E. grandis in South Africa [13][14][15][16][17][18] and Zimbabwe [19], E. camaldulensis in Zimbabwe [20,21] and E. macarthurii in South Africa [17].…”

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Comparison of the Growth of SixEucalyptusSpecies in Angola

Delgado-Matas

Pukkala

2011

International Journal of Forestry Research

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“…crebra and E. sideroxylon (Swain and Gardner, 2004 plantations of these introduced species in unprotected degraded areas might be an alternative production system for the local people, which constitute an important potential for high fuelwood yield and sustainable forestry activity in the region for long term periods.…”

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Growth and yield of an eucalyptus subtropical plantation in a Northeastern Mexico degraded land soil

Pournavab

Parra

Piñero

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Over the past three decades, woody species potentially useful for reforestation, fuelwood, coal and timber production have been over-exploited along the Gulf of Mexico, which has led to a gradual decline in the plant population and the progressive degradation of the environment. The present research evaluated the establishment, growth, and production of fuelwood from a plantation of five eucalyptus species planted in randomly arranged plots on a cleared clayey loam alkali soil in a semi-arid region of northeastern Mexico for a 20 year period. Eucalyptus camaldulensis, E. tereticornis and E. microtheca showed the highest average height growth rate (1.07 m year-1, 0.93 m year-1 and 0.85 m year-1, respectively). E. camaldulensis showed the highest volume values at 20 years (58.55 m3 ha-1), followed by E. tereticornis (54.15 m3 ha-1) and E. microtheca (51.91 m3 ha-1). E. sideroxylun and E. crebra yielded the lowest tree volumes (35.12 m3 ha-1 and 30.45 m3 ha-1, respectively). The results have shown that the adaptability of eucalyptus species to the climate of the subtropical regions allows their use in combination with the native vegetation to colonize degraded areas offering services in timber and non-timber products to the local population. In addition, the production of exotic trees with large trunk diameter with few side branches may increase the volume of the wood exploited and the income to the owner of the land and, thus, reduce the pressure on the native species.

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“…Mean annual rainfall and mean annual temperature at seed-source of the respective species assigned to categories of high (H), medium (M) or low (L). Number of parent trees at each seed-source was at least 9. site of origin of the seed for each species planted), and in particular for mainland selections, from limited scientific reports on farm forestry trials available at the time (Ritson et al, 1992;Andrews, 2000;Close and Davidson, 2003) and from personal communication with the Australian CSIRO Tree Seed Centre that was aware of unpublished results of farm forestry trials that have since been reported (Blakemore et al, 2004;Swain and Gardner, 2004;Harwood et al, 2007;Walsh et al, 2008). Seed was germinated during January 2002 and seedlings were raised under ambient conditions at a plant nursery on the Tasmanian East Coast (42805 0 S, 147847 0 E).…”

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