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Establishing Native Forests

Welcome to the Tāne’s Tree Trust factsheet series on establishing native forests in New Zealand. These free-to-download, fully illustrated, colour, online factsheets provide practical guidelines based on latest research and best operational practice for establishing native forest for multiple purposes. The factsheets provide insights into options for establishment of native forest from small scale to large, landscape scale.

Further topics will be added to the series as funding permits, and as current and future research projects are completed.

The basics of planting natives

The basics of planting natives

Factsheet 1: Essential planning, realistic expectations, commitment required.

Ecosourcing of native species for planting

Ecosourcing of native species for planting

Factsheet 2: The concept of ecosourcing, practical recommendations.

Site preparation for planting natives

Site preparation for planting natives

Factsheet 3: Requirements for preparing planting sites.

Getting ready for planting

Getting ready for planting

Factsheet 4: Volunteer vs contractors, planting season, plant care on site.

How to plant native seedlings

How to plant native seedlings

Factsheet 5: Planting equipment, good planting technique.

Natural regeneration of native forests

Natural regeneration of native forests

Factsheet 6: Working with nature, reversion at scale.

How to establish “seed islands” of natives

How to establish “seed islands” of natives

Factsheet 7: The concept, assisting establishment at scale.

Planting nurse species – the concept of succession

Planting nurse species – the concept of succession

Factsheet 8: Mimicking natural succession, establishing early colonisers.

Establishing a woodlot of native trees

Establishing a woodlot of native trees

Factsheet 9: Planting designs, species selection.

Environmental values of native forests

Environmental values of native forests

Factsheet 10: Biodiversity, water quality, reducing erosion.

Cultural and social benefits of native forests

Cultural and social benefits of native forests

Factsheet 11: Spiritual values, cultural identity, recreation, well-being.

Economic potential of native forests

Economic potential of native forests

Factsheet 12: Specialty timbers, honey, foods, tourism, carbon.

Planting native forest – selecting the right species for the right site

Planting native forest – selecting the right species for the right site

Factsheet 13: Ecological requirements of species, site preferences.

Monitoring success of planted natives

Monitoring success of planted natives

Factsheet 14: Early survival and growth, practical assessment methods.

Collecting and handling seed of native trees and shrubs

Collecting and handling seed of native trees and shrubs

Factsheet 15: Seeding characteristics, collection, storage, germination.

Resilient native forest in an era of climate change

Resilient native forest in an era of climate change

Factsheet 16: Impacts of climate change, fire, biosecurity, drought.

Converting clear-felled exotic plantation forest to native

Converting clear-felled exotic plantation forest to native

Factsheet 17: Planting, reversion, weed and wilding control.

Selecting the right nursery-raised native seedlings for planting

Selecting the right nursery-raised native seedlings for planting

Factsheet 18: Grade and size of nursery seedlings.

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  • Natural regeneration of native forests
  • How to establish "seed islands" of natives
  • Site preparation for planting natives
  • Getting ready for planting
  • How to plant native seedlings
  • Planting nurse species – the concept of succession
  • Establishing a woodlot of native trees
  • Environmental values of native forests
  • Cultural and social benefits of native forests
  • Economic potential of native forests
  • Planting native forest – selecting the right species for the right site
  • Monitoring success of planted natives
  • Collecting and handling seed of native trees and shrubs
  • Resilient native forest in an era of climate change
  • Converting clear-felled exotic plantation forest to native
  • Selecting the right nursery-raised native seedlings for planting
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