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TABLE II. 
APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS AND GROWTH OF THE PRINCIPAL TIMBER TREES oF OTAGO. 
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Name. E a E d $4 E rS 
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Feet. | Inches. | Years. Inches 
Manuka... |L sate Bas m ericoides 80 to 60 | 12 to 24 | 100 to 250 20 i 
a » sid anas s s luc — 30 to 40 | 24 to 48 19 
Kowhai  .. | Sophora ec Si 20 to 40 | 18 to 86 | 140 to 270 15 1to 8 
Broadleaf ... Grisclinia titor aie 15 to 25 | 36 to 72 | 840 to 700 9 2 
Pokaka 2| Elæoca hookerianus 60 200 4 
Cedar Li ce brut bidwillii 20 to 40 | 1 42 | 150 to 400 | 15 to 28) 1 to 4 
Podocarpus ferruginea 20 to 50 | 18 to 86 | 150 to 300 20 3 to 12 
otara .. | Podocarpus totara 20 to 80 | 3 60 | 470 t 3 to 6 
Black pine ... | Podocarpus s 20 to 40 to 42 | 270 to 40 23 2to 4 
White pine... Potea due ioides 40 80 to 48 | 370 to 600 25 12 
Red pine... | Dacrydium cupressinum 20 to 80 | 30 to 48 0 27 8 to 6 
Phyliocladus A eK Sealand 39 to 40 | 24 to 36 1} 
Yellow pine | Daerydium colensot 5 to 20 30 21 1 
Silver birch Fagus menziesit 20 to 80 | 20 to 45 | 150 to 330 | 12 to 19 84 
Red birca ... | Fagus f x 20 to 60 | 20 to 48 | 130 to 300 | 10 to 17| 1 to 4 
Black birch Fagus solandri 50 to 80 | 24 to 45 | 80to180 | 6to 9 8 
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Popular Name. Botanical Name. &o $ EIE EDS Hd 2 28 E E E Remarks. 
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Turpentine ... | Pittosporum ded se ... | 69°216 | 29232 45°074 | 0°70 
Rata ... ... | Metrosideros lucida . ney aE 15:401 | 63:314 | 0°65 Old log. 
Kowhai .. | Sophora tetraptera . ... | 79°019 | 27:860 57°767 0°93 
Broadleaf ... | Griselinia littoralis .. .. | 70971 | 92:745 | 52511 | 0°50 
Mean of two 
Kamsi... | Weinmannia racemosa... | 61877 | 27617 | 38717 | 0°80 peri even. 
Pokaka..  ...| Elcocarpus hookerianus ... | 91999 | 92875 |38308 | 0553 { Old iog partly 
ge o E A 63:491 | 33:929 | 32:919 | 0:50 ; 
Ribbon-wood... | Pennantia populnea ... ... | 59:842 | 28:009 | 39:386 | 122 
Out of lo 
Kauri ... .. | Dammara australis ... e. | 457709 8105 | 39'830 | 034 { partly de 
soned. 
Cedar ... -« | Libocedrus bidwillii ..|47750 | 22978 | 980611 | 035 
» Spe 3 x 61405 | 38163 | 96:300 | 072 
Miro — - | Podocarpus ferruginea ..]| 70189 | 31121 | 44215 | 0°72 
2 ees 2 i 73321 | 33949 | 44 0°62 
Y a 2 71:504 | 32486 | 42'827 | 0'54 
š * 62208 | 2r29» | 47-482 | oso | { oo 
Petach locarpus totara 49783 | 17012 | 36:310 | 0-60 1 
i 5 p 56'715 | 19138 | 42223 | 068 Old block. 
E : M 50-492 | 16:308 | 37:603 | 0°57 
Black pine ... | Podocarpus spicata ... .. | 75:024 | .30'456 "862 | 023 
Ric «cp » j 77798 | 32948 | 47:508 34 
White pine .. | Podocarpus dacrydioides ... | 38921 | 11698 | 28636 | 030 
” » eee H " 43:899 16:896 29:505 0:523 
Red pine — ..|Daerydiwm cupressinum ..| 45117 | 11533 | 34-204 | 043 | {from Taieri 
E x dius xb = 71138 | 34004 | 42775 | 082 
Yellow pine ... | Daerydium colensoi ..;  ..| 55°461 | 11952 | 46162 | 0°35 
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Celery pine ... | Phyllocladus trichomanoides| 47'170 | 17503 | 31:588 | 0738 {otdious partiy 
purer birch ... | Fagus menziesii . .. ..] 52621 | 26269 | 28:446 | 0°45 : 
jon pom ..| Fagus fusca... na .. | 39°620 TTA 40'358 117 
tee » » di s ^. | 58176 29'084 34124 0:92 
, a ama 3 .. | 41°000 7244 | 40648 | 023 Old sample. 
Blk. heartbirch | Fagus {ctifortioide} ~~ | 53485 | 16788 | 40202 | 054 
