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New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Table 2 Silvicultural treatments in the 1987 silviculture-breeds experiments

From: Effects of site, silviculture and seedlot on wood density and estimated wood stiffness in radiata pine at mid-rotation

Treatment

Stand density (stems ha-1)

Crown remaining after pruning (m)

Outer plot size (ha)

Inner plot size (ha)

No. of trees3

 

Initial

Post-thinning2

    

1

250 or 5001

100

4

0.324

0.196

98

2

1000

400

4

0.081

0.049

49

3

500

500

No pruning

0.162

0.098

49

  1. 1Initial stand density was 500 stems ha-1 at Woodhill, Tahorakuri and Glengarry.
  2. 2Thinning was carried out at a mean stand height of approximately 6.2 m.
  3. 3Number of trees in inner permanent sample plot before thinning.
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