In June 1981 heavy falls of wet snow with air temperatures near 0#xB0;C and strong winds caused extraordinary damage in both pine plantations and native eucalypt forests in much of southeastern Australia, especially at altitudes between 700 m and 1200 m. Using data from a thinning trial, inventory plots, forestry records and extensive inspections of plantations and arboreta, a study was made of this damage to identify types, incidence and mechanisms of damage inPinus radiataplantations, and their silvicultural implications.
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