Carbon sequestration potential of plantation forests in New Zealand - no single tree species is universally best

Table 2 Species-specific description of different target silvicultural scenarios

Species	Simulation period (years)	Target scenario	Planting density (stems/ha)	Thinning		Pruning ages (years)	Reference
Species	Simulation period (years)	Target scenario	Planting density (stems/ha)	Age (years)	Stems retained (stems/ha)	Pruning ages (years)	Reference
Pinus radiata	60	Production	1000	10	600	-	Moore et al. [89]; Watt et al. [90]
	60	Production (pruned)	1000	8	350	5, 6 & 8	Paul et al. [91]
	60	Carbon	1000	-	-	-
Eucalyptus fastigata	50	Production	800	8	200	8	Paul [91], Nicholas [92]
Eucalyptus fastigata	50	Carbon	1200	-	-	-
Pseudotsuga menziesii	70	Production	1400	15	500	-	Paul [91], Maclaren [93]
Pseudotsuga menziesii	70	Carbon	1500	-	-	-
Podocarpus totara	90	Production	1750	20	1000	-	Bergin and Kimberley [23]; Paul [91]
				40	500
				50	300
	90	Carbon	1750	-	-	-
Sequoia sempervirens	90	Production	900	11	300	4, 6 & 9	Paul [91], Meason et al. [94]
Sequoia sempervirens	90	Carbon	900	-	-	-

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