WHITE PINES ASIA: ARMAXD AND KOREAN PINE 



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?. armandii is an important timber source in Formosa with a total 

 volume in the central mountain ranges in Formosa of around 5,500,000 m 3 . 

 Reports on damage caused by pests or diseases are unknown to the author. 



GROWTH PERFORMANCE 



No records on the growth performance on the Chinese mainland are 

 available. However, a report is available on the growth performance of 

 a natural stand in the central mountain ranges of Formosa (Fig. 24 and 25) 



Figure 24. Height and diameter growth of an average Pinus 

 armandii in a natural stand on Mt . Alishan, Taiwan. Drawn 

 from data provided by Mr. Jih-Ching Liao, Assistant Professor 

 of Dendrology, Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. 



