Diary
Releasing trees
- Ecocover weedmap around a hebe
Protecting young trees from being smothered by grass is an essential part of establishing new plantings. We are establishing a trial of techiques on the 2011 plantings along the watercourse west of the Rewanui carpark. The trees involved in the trial are the first two rows along the Eastern fenceline. The treatmemnts are:
- Spraying with Glyphosate (roudup)
- Physically celaring grass by hand
- Using bio degradable weed mats
- No treatments.
Trees with white stakes have been sprayed and weed mats will be put around some of these and some unsprayed ones. The aim of the trial is establish the best results in term of growth as well as cost effectiveness
Spraying Redwoods
- Controlling summer growth in Redwoods planted in 2010
After waitng several weeks for the right conditions we sprayed redwoods with Terbuthiazine to control the strong summer growth. Our exprerince is that redwoods need releasing from competing grass growth for three years after planting.
Marking bush tracks
- Most tracks are marked with with white stakes and markers as shown
We have been replacing the original track markers on the bush tracks with white poles and coloured indicators. The one shown indicates that the section of track is part of both the Totara loop (red) and the Matai loop (yellow). The original posts were too low and not easily seen.
Releasing Hebes
The grass clearded from the hebes at the richard Hall memorial grove.
The good growing season has meant the grass has grown as well as the trees.
Kanuka seed trial
- Kanuka seedlings trial plots.
Scion Research has established these trial plots in the Mt Clyde valley to investigate the best way of establishing Kanuka. Some plots are sprayed others cultivated and Kanuka seed sown on all.
Planting Eucalypts
- Eucalypt planting
The Marlborugh Drylands Trust has established a Eucalypt seed orchard and demonstration plots for ground durable timber on the terraces area at Rewanui.
October 2011
- Timber from windfall Totaras in the Trimble Forest
- Windfall Totara logs from the Trimble Forest
Timber from some Totara trees toppled in a storm in 2009. It is in storage for drying.
September 2011
The snowstorm caused extensive damage to the bush areas on Rewanui. There has been widespread canopy collapse especially where vines were present and much work is needed to clear the tracks.
August 2011
- Snow in the mt Clyde valley
- Looking toward the Quarry paddock from the road
- Old shearers quarters in the snow
July 2011
- Whareama school help with planting
Whareama school pupils helped us plant 700 natives in the newly fenced pathway from the car park to the Mt Clyde valley
