It’s tough out there There is no denying that things are tough in the forest industry just now. Prices for logs and processed wood products have been hit by the appreciating New Zealand dollar, increased supply from competitors, increased freight...
What Age Should You Harvest? By Piers Maclaren – source New Zealand Tree Grower, August 2003 People often ask about rotation age. How long does it take a given species to mature? Unlike pumpkins – 6 weeks, or people – 53 years, a tree is mature...
Gone? MAF Forest Biosecurity director Peter Thomson says plans to deal with the recent gypsy moth found in Hamilton are "progressing well". A lone male gypsy moth was discovered by MAF's early warning surveillance trapping programme in March but...