The FFORNE project has over 1600 hectares of farm native hardwood plantations up to 12 years of age. The majority of these plantations are owned by the landowner, yet the trend is changing. As private forestry becomes a viable land use for farms, joint venture projects are possible, matching investors and landowners.

FFORNE members have the experience to grow magnificent trees for shelter, quality timber and carbon sequestration. FFORNE can arrange all details, contact Graeme Stoney 0428 576 090 or by e-mail.

John Woodley, a FFORNE Board member and Director of Farm Forestry Services, and Mr Paul Montgomery (FFORNE member) check the progress of their joint venture plantation, age of plantation = 4 months (December 2007)

With careful management in ten years this plantation will look like this.

General Manager of FFORNE Graeme Stoney and FFORNE Board Member and silverculture expert John Woodley admire a 10 year old shining gum in Mr Neil Lade's plantation.

PROCESS

left Eucalyptus nitens, shining gum, 6 metre pruning on 3.5 year old trees. Picture taken at the Noble's property..

right The Noble's Eucalyptus nitens, shining gum, plantation thinning at 4 years old.

The Noble's property taken in 2003, trees are 6 years old.

The Nobles trees taken in 2006, the trees are 9 years old. Note the remnant trees within the plantation.

a plantation of 6 year old Eucalyptus nitens, shining gum.

Cattle shelter and graze in the Christopher's plantation at Taggerty during the drought. Grazing is quite possible after trees are a few years old, and this provides an added bonus to the plantation enterprise.

Eucalyptus saligna (Sydney Blue gum) plantation 8 years old.

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