Table 4 Selected international growth rates for wood plantations
From: Planted forest development in Australia and New Zealand: comparative trends and future opportunities
Species | Mean Annual Increment (m3 ha-1 yr-1) | Rotation length (years) | Main countries or regions |
|---|---|---|---|
Eucalyptus grandis W.Hill ex Maiden and various hybrids | 15 - 40 | 5 - 15 | Brazil, South Africa, Uruguay, India, Congo, Zimbabwe |
Other tropical eucalypts | 10 - 20 | 5 - 10 | China, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Madagascar, Myanmar |
Temperate eucalypts | 5 - 18 | 10 - 15 | Chile, Portugal, north-west Spain, Argentina, Uruguay, South Africa, Australia |
Tropical acacias | 15 - 30 | 7 - 10 | Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Philippines, Thailand |
Caribbean pines | 8 - 20 | 10 - 18 | Venezuela |
Pinus patula Schiede ex Schltdl. & Cham. and P. elliotii | 15 - 25 | 15 - 18 | Swaziland |
Gmelina arborea Roxb. | 12 - 35 | 12 - 20 | Costa Rica, Malaysia, Solomon Islands |
Paraserianthes falcataria (L.) Nielsen | 15 - 35 | 12 - 20 | Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines |
Poplars | 11 - 30 | 7 - 15 | China, India, USA, central and western Europe, Turkey |
Pinus radiata * | 25 - 30 | 25 | Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile |