Do you want to harvest your alternative timber species in the future? A forest industry survey of woodlot owners (single woodlots over 1 hectare).

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* 1. Please confirm who you are (all information will be kept entirely confidential)

Name *

Business name (if any)

Address *

Address 2 *

City/Town *

ZIP/Postal Code *

Email Address *

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* 2. If you have received a letter telling you about this survey, please enter the ID number from that letter here. This enables us to identify your woodlot from our GIS data.

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* 3. What species is your woodlot?

Blackwoods (Acacia melanoxylon)

Cypress (Cupressus spps)

Eucalypts (Eucalyptus spps)

Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)

Poplar

A mixture of species

If mixed species or other species, please describe your woodlot.

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* 4. If cypress, do you know which species (e.g.Cupressus macrocarpa, lusitanica, Ovens, Lawsons)? If so, please state below.

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* 5. If eucalypt, do you know which species (e.g. Eucalyptus nitens, regnans, delegatensis, fastigata, fraxinoides, globoidea etc? If so, please state below:

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* 6. Are all the trees in the woodlot the same age?

Yes

Unsure

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* 7. If Yes, what year were the trees planted?

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* 8. If No and the trees are varying ages, what years were the predominant areas of trees in the woodlot planted?

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* 9. If unsure, can you estimate when the trees were planted? (e.g. 1960-65 etc)

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* 10. Are the trees being grown for timber?

Yes (Please go straight to Question 12)

No (Please go to Question 11)

Uncertain at this time (Please go to Question 11)

Any comment?

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* 11. If No, the trees are NOT being grown for timber, or you are uncertain about this, what is the purpose of the trees?

If you answered 'No' or 'Uncertain' to Question 10, please complete this question and then scroll to the end, click 'Done' and exit the survey. Thanks for your time.

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* 12. If you answered Yes to Question 10, please continue here.
The following questions relate only to trees being grown for timber.
At what age do you anticipate harvesting your trees for timber?

15-20 years

21-25 years

26-30 years

31-35 years

36-40 years

41-50 years

50-70 years

Over 70 years

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Have you, or will you, prune the trees, and to what final pruned height? Select one answer only.

I plan (or have already completed) a high prune (> 6 metres)

I plan (or already have completed) a medium prune (4-6 metres)

I plan (or have already completed) a low prune (2-4 metres)

I am not planning to prune the trees

Comment

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* 14. Have you, or will you, thin the trees and to what final stocking?

Yes, the trees will be/have been thinned

No, the trees will not be thinned

What is the estimated final stocking (stems per hectare) ?

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* 15. To produce good quality timber, trees generally need to be straight, have light or no branching on the butt log, and have no other defects. How would you describe the timber potential of your woodlot?

Poor - less than 25% of the trees have good timber potential

Moderate - around half the trees look to have good potential

Good - the majority of the trees have good form and are free from defects

Very good - almost all the trees will produce good timber

Other (please specify)

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* 16. How would you describe the topography of the woodlot?

Very steep

Steep

Moderate

Rolling

Gentle/flat

Other (please specify)

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* 17. How would you describe access from the woodlot to the nearest road capable of carrying logging trucks?

Easy - the woodlot is very close to a good road or farm track

Moderate - a small amount of new roading will be needed to gain access to the woodlot

Difficult - significant expenditure on roading will be needed to extract the trees.

Difficult but I plan to use small-scale machinery/innovative techniques to extract the timber rather than build a road.

Difficult but I will wait until a road is built to harvest adjacent commercial trees before harvesting the alternative species.

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* 18. What will be the trigger for you to begin your harvest?

The trees have reached a target size and I am ready to harvest them and utilise the timber myself

The trees have reached a target size and I am ready to harvest them and store the logs/timber until I find a market.

The trees have reached a target size and I have identified a good off-farm market for the logs/timber

I will be harvesting an adjacent block (e.g. of radiata) and will ask the contractor to harvest the alternative species at same time. I will be happy to take whatever price the contractor offers.

Other (please specify)

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* 19. What harvesting regime do you plan to adopt?

Clearfell the total area

Small coupe felling

Selective harvesting of individual trees

Other (please describe)

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* 20. Who do you envisage will do the harvesting?

DIY - own labour and machinery

Harvesting contractor

Other (please specify)

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* 21. What harvesting technique do you envisage using?

Cable hauler or harvest line (i.e. a small-scale cable system)

Ground-based machinery

Combination of both the above

Other (please specify)

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* 22. After the trees have been felled, what do you anticipate will happen next?

I will mill the trees myself using my own mobile sawmill

I will use a contract mobile sawmiller on-farm and use or market the timber myself.

The logs will be delivered to a local sawmill and returned as sawn timber to the farm. I will use or market the timber myself.

The logs will be sold to a local sawmiller who will be responsible for marketing the sawn timber.

The harvesting company will buy the logs and the decision about what happens to them will be for them to make.

Other (please specify)

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* 23. If you plan to use a contract sawmiller (either on-farm or a local sawmill) how confident are you that this option will be available when you need it?

Very confident

Somewhat confident

Not so confident

Not at all confident

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* 24. Will you replant the area with alternative species?

Yes, I will replant with the same species

Yes, but I will replant with a different alternative species

No, I will replant with radiata pine/Douglas-fir

Uncertain/too early to say

If you plan to replant with a different alternative species, which species?

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* 25. Would you like to comment on your experience with growing alternative species? e.g. are you optimistic about their timber potential and value/disappointed with the venture? What support do you need to make the most of your trees?

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* 26. Do you or your forest manager have shape files of your woodlot, and would you be willing to share them with us?

Yes, I would be happy to share the shape files.

No, I dont have shape files, or I am not willing to share them with you

Do you want to harvest your alternative timber species in the future? A forest industry survey of woodlot owners (single woodlots over 1 hectare).

Please complete our short survey

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* 1. Please confirm who you are (all information will be kept entirely confidential)

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* 2. If you have received a letter telling you about this survey, please enter the ID number from that letter here. This enables us to identify your woodlot from our GIS data.

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* 3. What species is your woodlot?

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* 4. If cypress, do you know which species (e.g.Cupressus macrocarpa, lusitanica, Ovens, Lawsons)? If so, please state below.

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* 5. If eucalypt, do you know which species (e.g. Eucalyptus nitens, regnans, delegatensis, fastigata, fraxinoides, globoidea etc? If so, please state below:

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* 6. Are all the trees in the woodlot the same age?

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* 7. If Yes, what year were the trees planted?

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* 8. If No and the trees are varying ages, what years were the predominant areas of trees in the woodlot planted?

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* 9. If unsure, can you estimate when the trees were planted? (e.g. 1960-65 etc)

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* 10. Are the trees being grown for timber?

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* 11. If No, the trees are NOT being grown for timber, or you are uncertain about this, what is the purpose of the trees?If you answered 'No' or 'Uncertain' to Question 10, please complete this question and then scroll to the end, click 'Done' and exit the survey. Thanks for your time.

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* 12. If you answered Yes to Question 10, please continue here. The following questions relate only to trees being grown for timber. At what age do you anticipate harvesting your trees for timber?

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* 13. Have you, or will you, prune the trees, and to what final pruned height? Select one answer only.

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* 14. Have you, or will you, thin the trees and to what final stocking?

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* 15. To produce good quality timber, trees generally need to be straight, have light or no branching on the butt log, and have no other defects. How would you describe the timber potential of your woodlot?

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* 16. How would you describe the topography of the woodlot?

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* 17. How would you describe access from the woodlot to the nearest road capable of carrying logging trucks?

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* 18. What will be the trigger for you to begin your harvest?

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* 19. What harvesting regime do you plan to adopt?

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* 20. Who do you envisage will do the harvesting?

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* 21. What harvesting technique do you envisage using?

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* 22. After the trees have been felled, what do you anticipate will happen next?

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* 23. If you plan to use a contract sawmiller (either on-farm or a local sawmill) how confident are you that this option will be available when you need it?

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* 24. Will you replant the area with alternative species?

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* 25. Would you like to comment on your experience with growing alternative species? e.g. are you optimistic about their timber potential and value/disappointed with the venture? What support do you need to make the most of your trees?

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* 26. Do you or your forest manager have shape files of your woodlot, and would you be willing to share them with us?

* 11. If No, the trees are NOT being grown for timber, or you are uncertain about this, what is the purpose of the trees?

If you answered 'No' or 'Uncertain' to Question 10, please complete this question and then scroll to the end, click 'Done' and exit the survey. Thanks for your time.

* 12. If you answered Yes to Question 10, please continue here.
The following questions relate only to trees being grown for timber.
At what age do you anticipate harvesting your trees for timber?