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New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Table 2 Location and climate of the three trial sites in the North Island, New Zealand

From: Comparative performance of Eucalyptus bicostata, E. globulus, E. maidenii and E. pseudoglobulus on three northern New Zealand sites

Site

Region

Latitude(°S)

Longitude(°E)

Elevation (m)

Min. Mean coldest month1(°C)

Max. Mean hottest month1(°C)

Distribution of rainfall1,2

Number of frosts per year1

Mean annual rainfall1(mm)

Slope(°)

Soil type

Otaua

Northland

35°30'

173°40'

180

11

19

U

0

1800

15

Clay loam pasture

Kawerau

Bay of plenty

38°05'

176°42'

200

9

19

U

12

1750

<10

Pumice

McKinnon

Hawkes Bay

39°15'

177°00'

10

11

17

U

0

1500

<10

Fertile bottomland

  1. 1 These data were provided by National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (2011) on a 500 m raster grid.
  2. 2 WS = most rainfall in winter and spring, U = seasonal rainfall uniformly distributed.
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