Growth responses of Eucalyptus globulus and E. nitens to pruning and fertiliser treatments in a plantation managed for solid-wood products

Southern Forests

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-29

  Wiseman, D ^a,b,e   Pinkard, E ^c   Wardlaw, T ^d   Mohammed, C ^a,b,c   Hall, M ^c   Beadle, C ^a,c  

^a Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d FORESTRY TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e ITC Forestry   (Australia)

Author keywords

Branch size; Clear wood; Eucalyptus; Plantations; Pruning; Solid wood; Wood decay

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS;

EID: 83755170991     PISSN: 20702620     EISSN: 20702639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/SF.2009.71.1.3.740     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Alcorn PJ, Bauhus J, Smith RGB, Thomas D, James R, Nicotra A. 2008. Growth response following green crown pruning in plantation-grown Eucalyptus pilularis and Eucalyptus cloeziana. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 38: 770–781.
2. Australian Government, Bureau of Meteorology. 2003. Summer – hotter and drier than normal. Available at http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/media_releases/tas/20030228.shtml [accessed March 2009].
3. Battaglia M, Beadle C, Loughhead S. 1996. Photosynthetic temperature responses of Eucalyptus globulus and Eucalyptus nitens. Tree Physiology 16: 81–89.
4. Beadle CL, Honeysett JL, Turnbull CRA, White DA. 1995. Site limits to achieving genetic potential. In: Potts BM, Borralho NMG, Reid JB, Cromer RN, Tibbits WN, Raymond CA (eds), Eucalypt plantations: improving fibre yield and quality. Hobart: Cooperative Research Centre for Temperate Hardwood Forestry. pp 325–330.
5. Beadle CL, Turnbull CRA, McLeod R. 1994. An assessment of growth and form for pruning to six metres in Eucalyptus nitens plantations. Tasforests 6: 1–6.
6. Candy SG. 1997. Growth and yield models for Eucalyptus nitens plantations in Tasmania and New Zealand. Tasforests 9: 167–198.
7. Chandrashekara UM. 2007. Effects of pruning on radial growth and biomass increment of trees growing in homegardens of Kerala, India. Agroforestry Systems 69: 231–237.
8. Chiu C-M, Lo-Cho C-N, Suen M-Y. 2002. Pruning method and knot wound analysis of Taiwan Zelkova (Zelkova serrata Hay.) plantations. Taiwan Journal of Forest Science 17: 503–513.
9. Dai KH, Richter DD. 2000. A re-examination of exchangeable acidity as extracted by potassium chloride and potassium flouride. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 31: 115–139.
10. Eyles A, Mohammed C. 2003. Kino vein formation in Eucalyptus globulus and E. nitens. Australian Forestry 66: 206–212.
11. Glass BP, McKenzie H. 1989. Decay distribution in relation to pruning and growth stress in plantation-grown Eucalyptus regnans in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 19: 210–222.
12. Hallam PM, Reid JB, Beadle CL. 1989. Frost hardiness of six potential plantation Eucalyptus species. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 19: 1235–1239.
13. Isbell RF. 1996. The Australian soil classification. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing.
14. Marks GC, Incoll WD, Long IR. 1986. Effects of crown development, branch shed and competition on wood defect in Eucalyptus regnans and E. sieberi. Australian Forest Research 16: 117–129.
15. Metzler B. 1997. Quantitative assessment of fungal colonization in Norway spruce after green pruning. European Journal of Forest Pathology 27: 1–10.
16. Mohammed C, Barry K, Battaglia M, Beadle C, Eyles A, Mollon A, Pinkard E. 2000. Pruning-associated stem defects in plantation E. nitens and E. globulus grown for sawlog and veneer in Tasmania, Australia. In: The future of eucalypts for wood production: proceedings of the IUFRO conference, 19–24 March 2000, Launceston, Tasmania. Launceston: International Union of Forestry Research Organizations. pp 357–364.
17. Nielsen WA, Pinkard EA. 2003. Effects of green pruning on growth of Pinus radiata. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 33: 2067–2073.
18. Petruncio M, Briggs D, Barbour RJ. 1997. Predicting pruned branch stub occlusion in young, coastal Douglas-fir. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 27: 1074–1082.
19. Pinkard EA. 2002. Effects of pattern and severity of pruning on growth and branch development of pre-canopy closure Eucalyptus nitens. Forest Ecology and Management 157: 217–230.
20. Pinkard EA. 2003. Physiological and growth responses related to pattern and severity of green pruning in young Eucalyptus globulus. Forest Ecology and Management 182: 231–245.
21. Pinkard EA, Baillie C, Patel V, Mohammed C. 2006. Effects of fertilising with nitrogen and phosphorus on growth and crown condition of Eucalytpus globulus Labill. experiencing insect defoliation. Forest Ecology and Management 231: 131–137.
22. Pinkard EA, Beadle CL. 1998a. Effects of green pruning on growth and stem shape of Eucalyptus nitens (Deane and Maiden) Maiden. New Forests 15: 107–126.
23. Pinkard EA, Beadle CL. 1998b. Above-ground biomass partitioning and crown architecture of Eucalyptus nitens (Deane and Maiden) Maiden following green pruning. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 28: 1419–1428.
24. Rayment GE, Higginson FR. 1992. Australian laboratory handbook of soil and water chemical methods. Melbourne: Inkata Press.
25. Reich PB, Ellsworth DS, Walters MB. 1998. Leaf structure (specific leaf area) modulates photosynthesis-nitrogen relations: evidence from within and across species and functional groups. Functional Ecology 12: 948–958.
26. Smethurst P, Baillie C, Cherry M, Holz G. 2003. Fertilizer effects on LAI and growth of four Eucalyptus nitens plantations. Forest Ecology and Management 176: 531–542.
27. Solomon DS, Blum BM. 1977. Closure rates of yellow birch pruning wounds. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 7: 20–124.
28. Wardlaw TJ, Neilsen WA. 1999. Decay and other defects associated with pruned branches of Eucalyptus nitens. Tasforests 11: 49–57.
29. White DA, Beadle CL, Worledge D. 1996. Leaf water relations of Eucalyptus globulus ssp. globulus and E. nitens: seasonal, drought and species effects. Tree Physiology 16: 469–476.
30. Wiseman D, Smethurst PJ, Pinkard EA, Wardlaw T, Beadle CL, Hall M, Baillie C, Mohammed C. 2006. Pruning and fertiliser effects on branch size and decay in two Eucalyptus nitens plantations. Forest Ecology and Management 225: 123–133.