Publications
Below are lists of publications and reports by Tāne’s Tree Trust including other outputs where TTT has collaborated or provided support.
Publications available
All of our publications are available free to current Tāne’s Tree Trust members, while stocks last. Non-members are also welcome to request any of our publications - a donation would be appreciated.
Non-timber values in native forest (2021)
Review of Non-Timber Values in sustainably-managed native forest in New Zealand. Tāne’s Tree Trust bulletin, Hamilton, New Zealand. 119 pages.
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Note: only the digital version is currently available.
Totara: Establishment, growth and management (2003)
New Zealand Indigenous Tree Bulletin No. 1. New Zealand Forest Research Institute, Rotorua. 40p.
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Kauri: Ecology, establishment, growth and management (2004)
New Zealand Indigenous Tree Bulletin No. 2. New Zealand Forest Research Institute, Rotorua. 48p.
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Native Trees: Planting and early management for wood production (2007)
New Zealand Indigenous Tree Bulletin No. 3. Revised edition. New Zealand Forest Research Institute. 44p.
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Pohutukawa: Ecology, establishment, growth and management (2006)
New Zealand Indigenous Tree Bulletin No. 4. New Zealand Forest Research Institute, Rotorua. 104p.
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Farming with Native Trees: A guide for farmers from Northland to Waikato (2007)
New Zealand Indigenous Tree Bulletin No. 4. Ensis, Rotorua. 60p.
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Continuous Cover Forestry: A handbook for the management of New Zealand forests (2008)
Tāne’s Tree Trust, P O Box 1169, Pukekohe. 104p.
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Beeches: Establishment, growth and management (2012)
New Zealand Indigenous Tree Bulletin No. 6. New Zealand Forest Research Institute. 64p.
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Publications available for free download
Tāne’s Tree Trust Technical Handbook
Download the entire handbook or individual chapters below:
- Title pages, forward and table of content
- 1.2 How to use the handbook
- 1.3 Introducing tanes tree trust
- 2.1 Objectives and strategies for planting
- 2.2 Options for establishing native trees
- 3.1 A cultural perspective
- 3.2 An historical perspective
- 4.1 Physiological factors
- 4.2 Lessons from nature
- 5.3 Choice of nursery method
- 5.4 Establishment performance of native shrubs
- 6.1 Key factors in site selection
- 6.2 Sites for planting native trees
- 7.1 Planting - getting started
- 7.2 Livestock and pest management
- 7.3 Preparing grass sites for planting
- 7.4 Preparing gorse- broom and blackberry sites
- 8.1 Planting techniques for natives
- 8.2 Planting patterns and density for natives on open sites
- 9.1 Riparian margins - an introduction
- 9.2 For sediment - nutrient and pathogen management
- 9.3 For aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity
- 9.4 For native timber and multiple purposes
- 9.5 What is it with willows?
- 10.1 Nationwide survey of planted native trees
- 10.2 Performance of planted native conifer trees
- 10.3 Performance of planted native hardwood trees
- 10.4 Performance of planted native shrubs
- 10.5 Carbon sequestration
- 10.6 The Kauri 2000 Trust
- 10.7 Rewanui Forest Park, Wairarapa
- 11.3 Management of naturally regenerated totara on farms
- 11.4 Weaving resiliance into our farming landscapes with native forestry
Other publications
- “Existing uses and Market Development Opportunities for Naturally Regenerating Totara Timber”, Paul Quinlan, June 2011
- Native Trees on Farms Newsletter #1, April 2005
- Native Trees on Farms Newsletter #2, August 2005
- Farming with Native Trees, Promotional flyer (8pp)
- Farming with Native Trees, Final Project Summary Report
- “Performance and Tree Health of a Six Year Old Planted Kauri Stand in the Bay of Plenty”, Greg Steward & Ian Barton, 2003
- “Managing Native Trees: Towards a national strategy”, I Barton, R Gadgil & D Bergin, eds., 2010
- “Profiting from Biodiversity: Reducing the impediments to planting native trees”, I Barton, R MacGibbon, B Burns and P Berg, eds, 2003
- “Developing Methodology for Resource Assessment of Naturally Regenerating Totara in the Whangaroa Community Area, Northland”, Chris Kennedy, 2007
For Tōtara Resources and Northland Tōtara Working Group, click here.
