Comparison of the effects of spot and strip cultivation on the early growth of Eucalyptus nitens and Pinus radiata in Tasmania

The height and volume growth of Eucalyptus nitens and Pinus radiata plots in northern and southern Tasmania were compared over a period of seven years following site preparation by spot cultivation (Ro-Tree cultivator) and conventional ripping and mounding. Four plots were located on poor quality soils at elevations below 450 m, and one plot was located on high quality soils at an elevation of 700 m in north-eastern Tasmania.