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Pine clones

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Pine clones

Selected clones of young radiata pines are hardened off in nursery beds before being removed and sold for planting.

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Peter Berg, Radiata pine – Propagation and planting, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16834/pine-clones (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Peter Berg, published 1 March 2009.