University of Tasmania, Australia

There is an increased interest in growing plantation timber for high-value solid wood products. Such products include timber for use in construction, and architectural and engineered wood products. Growing plantation trees for this purpose needs to be done economically, and timber processing companies demand that wood for these products has uniform properties.

David’s project looks at the biological factors that influence profitability from plantation-grown hardwood timber. The research aims to establish breeding values for solid wood products in plantation-grown E. nitens and E. globulus.