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Workshop on special purpose species
Authors: J.R. Purey-CustPublication: New Zealand Journal of Forestry, Volume N.Z.J.For. 1979, Issue N.Z.J.For. 24(2) 1979, pp 241-251, Aug 1979
Publisher: New Zealand Institute of Forestry
Abstract: In March 1919 the New Zealand Forest Service convened in Auckland a 3-day workshop on special-purpose timber species.^ The objective was to define exotic timber species whose properties might be described as special, and additional to the diverse (but generally middle-of-the-road) values offered by radiata pine.
After long, and at times tortuous ebate, a short list of species with a wide range of site tolerances was agreed on: the "ash" eucalypts, Eucalyptus saligna, Cupressus macrocarpa and C. lusitanica, and, on special sites in favoured localities, Juglans regia and Acacia melanoxylon.