Eucalyptus in Brazil: Life of a Clone

Eucalyptus from cuttings, Life of an Eucalyptus clone in a forestry nursery in Brazil / Eucaliptos de esqueje, Vida de un Clon de Eucalipto en un vivero forestal de Brasil / Propagación Vegetativa de Eucalipto / Eucalyptus vegetative propagation / Mini Jardim Clonal de Eucalipto / Eucalyptus Clonal forestry orchard / GIT Forestry Consulting, Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Lugo, Galicia, España, Spain

Enjoy the texts of Carol Coultas and photography of Amber Waterman on their trip from Maine to Brazil to find out how Eucalyptus urograndis becomes a world class short fiber based paper.

Seeing Green: Brazil, a rising star in the global paper industry (cover) [PDF]
Brazil's paper chase: mounting rewards [PDF]
What's in store for Maine? [PDF]
A glimpse at papermaking a continent away [PDF]
Reaping returns: Brazil's forests lure investments [PDF]
Success secret: fuel, folks and fiber [PDF]
'It was a job with prestige. For many, it still is' [PDF]

A tale of two trees: the tortoise and the hare

Clonal Hybrid Eucalyptus urograndis (Eucalyptus urophylla x grandis) fast growth at short rotation cycles: 5 timber harvests in 35 years / Clones de eucalipto híbrido E. urograndis (E. urophylla x grandis) en Brasil: crecimiento rápido en turnos cortos: 5 cosechas de madera en 35 años / GIT Forestry Consulting, Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Lugo, Galicia, España, Spain

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Eucalyptus urograndis (E. urophylla x grandis) cultivated at short rotational cycles in Brazil versus longer harvest cycled conifers: 5 timber harvests instead of 1

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