Growth Habits of the Eucalypts

advance growth Australia Australian Capital Territory Australian Forestry School auxin bark basal area blackbutt branches cambium canopy classes compression coppice shoots crown ratio cubic feet damage develop diameter dominance effect epicormic shoots eucalypt forest eucalypt seed even-aged factor fastigata feet per acre fellings fire flood plain forest floor full stocking full sunlight gaps germination gigantea girth group selection system growing tip gum veins height inches increment insects irregular forest jarrah layer leaf lean leaves light lignotubers litter logs mainstem mature naked buds obtained outer periderm phloem pilularis Pine Creek plants produce red gum forest ringbarking river red gum root system saplings savannah woodland seed trees seedlings shown in Fig side significant silvicultural slash slopes soil South Wales species square chain square feet stand stems Stoate stumps suppressed surface tallowwood tension thinning tissue treatment trees per acre trunk types usually veterans vigorous wind wood cambium young