Title: Flowering and seed crop development in<i>Eucalyptus sieberi</i>L. Johnson and<i>E. globoidea</i>Blakely in a lowland sclerophyll forest in East Gippsland, Victoria
Abstract: Summary Eucalyptus sieberi L.Johnson (silvertop ash) and E. globoidea Blakely (white stringybark) are two important timber species from East Gippsland, Victoria, where their regeneration following timber harvesting is usually attempted using the seed tree silvicultural system. Their seed crop development processes have not been well documented, however, and the information available for E. globoidea appears to contain inconsistencies. Consequently, this study was initiated, during the establishment of the Silvicultural Systems Project experiment near Cabbage Tree Creek, East Gippsland, to describe the morphological development of seed crops in the two species, and to determine the quantities, variation and losses associated with each stage in that development. Eight funnel seed traps were located on a duplex soil site which supported a stand composed of 67% E. sieberi and 33% E. globoidea, by basal area. They were monitored at intervals of about a fortnight over the period from February 1989 to November 1992. A further six traps were located under individual trees of E. globoidea on a uniform sand site and were monitored for the period from February to December 1991. The timing, rates of fall and total fall of reproductive material at each site were determined. The results are reported here and some silvicultural implications are discussed.
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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