Potential of Eucalyptus dunnii at the Northern Limit of Eucalypt Introduction in China

摘要

Eucalypts, which are a major source of short-rotation, industrial timber, have developed quickly in the southern subtropics of China. Lying in the mid-sub-tropics, Hunan province has introduced 62 Eucalyptus species and over 130 provenances, has developed 53 ha of field trials, and plantations cover 13,000 ha. After the species provenance trials, we found E.camaldulensis, E. dunnii, E. grandis and E. grandis x E. urophylla grew well.