Farm Forestry New ZealandNorthland poplar trials
Report Date: Ongoing, from 2021.
Author: Dean Satchell
Senior Forest Service Advisor
Forest Service Advice
Te Uru Rākau - New Zealand Forest Service
Ministry for Primary Industries - Manatū Ahu Matua
forestserviceadvice@mpi.govt.nz
Mobile: 022 0107961
Phone: +64 9 2207864
Cultivars - NZ 03-011-006
Bred in 2003.
(P. deltoides x P. nigra) x P. yunnanensis
NZ 03-011-006
Mother: (P. deltoides x P. nigra) PN 870, Veronese
Father: P. yunnanensis NZ 90-200-009
Sex:
Trials with this cultivar:
P. deltoides × nigra × yunnanensis clone NZ 03-011-006 at the Lavello Estate nursery at Aokautere.
The three trees are in the centre of the photo, which was taken in March 2021 (Photo Trevor Jones).
From Trevor Jones: The breast height increment core (March 2021) data from Scion is given in the table below. The tree was cored to the pith, with 12 growth rings present in 2023. The wood basic density is quite high for a poplar clone.
| Increment core code | Source | Length | Growth rings | Core segment lengths (mm) | Basic density (kg/m3) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (mm) | Inner | Mid | Outer | Inner | Mid | Outer | Whole core | |||
| NZ 03-011-006 | Aokautere | 125 | 12 | 37 | 38 | 50 | 388 | 369 | 417 | 394 |
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