Tree Improvement and Genetics

EM53W/S Evaluate alternative Pinus radiata material for drier sites

Evaluate Guadalupe and Cedros Pinus radiata material for their competitive advantag in drier sites.

EM176 Pinus radiata (Monterey) conservation area

Six Monterey provenances that are bulk planted in the Green Triangle and the Mount Lofty Ranges.

EM177 Pinus radiata (Monterey) conservation area

Manage Pinus radiata (Monterey) gene conservation areas. 

EM183 Bundaleer species comparison trial

Demostrate and monitor performance of four species - Eucalyptus saligna, Eucalyptus occidentalis, Eucalyptus cladocalyx and Corumbia maculata.  

EM 184 Species Performance Kangaroo Island

Growth plots on private land to monitor performance of five species; Eucalyptus occidentalis, Eucalyptus cladocalyx, Eucalyptus nitens, Eucalyptus punctata and Corymbia maculata.

RT164B Eucalyptus cladocalyx Seed Production Area

Determine which provenances of Eucalyptus cladocalyx produce the best growth and form at Bundaleer Forest Reserve ALRTIG trial.

Management plan for Pinus radiata (Guadalupe) conservation area -Tantanoola

Manage Pinus radiata (Guadalupe) material in gene conservation areas located on ForestrySA land. 

Seed Production Areas - old provenance trials

Maintain Eucalyptus Seed Production Areas: Eucalyptus occidentalis (Bundaleer Forest Reserve) and Eucalyptus cladocalyx (Bundaleer Forest Reserve, Kersbrook, Wirrabara Forest Reserve and Leighton). Collect seed as required.

Seed Production Areas - old provenance trials

Maintain Redhill Seed Production Area of Eucalyptus occidentalis. Collect seed as required.