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Kōrero: Forestry research

Agroforestry

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Agroforestry

Sheep graze under trees planted at wider-than-normal spacings on a farm. Agroforestry – where forestry is combined with animal farming – was trialled during the 1970s and 1980s, but has now fallen out of favour. It was found that under these conditions trees grew too fast, resulting in poor wood quality.

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Margaret Richardson, Forestry research – Studying exotic plantations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17053/agroforestry (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Margaret Richardson, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.