For tree forms, space about 10 feet or more apart.

Sep 05, The Tree Growers Tool Kit aims to help Papua New Guineans plant trees and improve their lifestyle.

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In this short Training Video Allan Vira, of Vanuatu Depar. With new plantations being established with sandalwood oil as the major product, it is imperative to know the consequences of routine form-pruning in tropical areas.

Examining pruning wound responses in 1 and 5-year-old trees at the end of the dry and wet seasons, it was possible to ascertain the best pruning age and season in relation to bushcleanup.bar by: 3.

Dec 15, Tree pruning to encourage a single stem is a standard practice in the sandalwood industry; aiming to direct the vigour of the tree towards increasing the size of the valuable sandalwood lower bole. This practice provides a mechanism by which fungal pathogens can potentially have a strong economic impact by reducing the growth of the tree and subsequently reducing heartwood Cited by: 3. The optimal pruning intensity for tree growth was pruning up to stem diameter of 8 cm.

Lower wound occlusion rates occurred in heavier pruning intensities. number of tools can be used to prune a sandalwood tree. Small limbs up to 20mm in diameter are best pruned with a pair of sharp secateurs, sharp hand pruning saw are ideal for limbs from 20 mm to around 50 mm. Larger branches are best removed with a small pruning chainsaw, be sure all the appropriate personal protection equipment is worn as accidents do happen and they can be very nasty.

[2]"The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands" by J.F. Rock, page [3]"Distribution and Status of Sandalwood i Hawaiʻi" by Lani Stemmermann. Presented at the Symposium on Sandalwood of the Pacific, April, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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[4]"The History of Human Impact on the Genus Santalum in Hawaiʻi" by Mark Merlin and Dan. Jan 26, Harvest and Post-Harvest in Sandalwood Cultivation: Usually sandalwood trees will be ready for harvesting after 30 years of planting.

During harvesting of sandalwood, the soft wood is removed and then hard wood is chipped which would be converted into powder in a mill. After soaking the powder in water for 2 days (48 hours) and distilled.