Evaluating profitability of solid timber production from 15 year old pruned and thinned Eucalyptus nitens (Deane & Maiden) in Canterbury

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Evaluating profitability of solid timber production from 15 year old pruned and thinned Eucalyptus nitens (Deane & Maiden) in Canterbury

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This case study investigated profitability of a small stand of fast-grown Eucalyptus nitens in Canterbury for sawn timber production. This stand was pruned and thinned and then harvested at 15 years old. An estimate of per-hectare log yields and diameters was made from the stand. Sample logs were sawn, dried and profiled, then products quantified. Log prices were estimated using the residual value method. Prices were summed for sawn products from each log, from which processing expenses and s...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2015

Creator

Satchell, Stuart Dean

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http://hdl.handle.net/10092/10821

Related subjects

Eucalytus / nitens / solid timber / sawn / products / profitability / degrade / residual value / return on investment / economics / case study / flooring / processing / checking / collapse / log position / prices / grading / value / solid timber production

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