Provenance Variation the example of Eucalyptus camaldulensis E. camaldulensis - important characteristics z Drought tolerant z Tolerant of seasonal waterlogging z Frost tolerant/frost sensitive z Moderately salt tolerance z Easily propagated E. camaldulensis - important characteristics z Versatile timber, suitable for - pulp and paper - fibreboards -sawn timber - veneer and plywood - charcoal z Substantial genetic variation z Flowers from age 3 years 1. Provenance z Place where seed was collected z Refers to natural forests, not plantations z Provenance boundaries not always well defined z Provenances may have different genetic adaptation 30º 40º 150º140º130º120º Katherine Gibb River de Grey River Wiluna Silverton Lake Albacutya Lake Coorong Petford/Wrothham Park 20º 110º Eucalyptus camaldulensis E. camaldulensis (Simpson Gap) E. camaldulensis (Petford) Seedling variation E. camaldulensis trials ( ) in south-eastern Australia Wellington Wagga Wagga Dubbo Deniliquin - 5 sites Mildura Cobdogla (Barmera) Holbrook Shepparton (Underra) Kowen Wangaratta Benalla (Sonogan's) Dorrigo Coffs Harbour Canberra Sydney E. camaldulensis trial at Dubbo [...]...E camaldulensis - provenance variation (age 3 years) Height 7 m 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 L Albacutya L Albacutya L Coorong Rainbow L Coorong Avon L Hindmarsh R L Frome L L Indoon Buloke E Albacutya Lowan Valley L Agnes Avon R Wimmera R Murray Br Petford L Frome N Port Augusta Silverton Benstead Ck NT L Indoon E camaldulensis provenances from tropical regions (with summer... camaldulensis provenances from tropical regions (with summer rainfall) perform poorly in temperate areas with Mediterranean type climates provenances from temperate regions perform poorly in tropical regions E camaldulensis - variation between single-tree colletions within provenances (age 3 years) 8 7 Height (m) 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Avon R Silverton Rainbow L Albacutya Wimmera R Lowan Valley L Hindmarsh CALIFORNIA . Provenance Variation the example of Eucalyptus camaldulensis E. camaldulensis - important characteristics z Drought tolerant z Tolerant of seasonal waterlogging z. adaptation 30º 40º 150º140º130º120º Katherine Gibb River de Grey River Wiluna Silverton Lake Albacutya Lake Coorong Petford/Wrothham Park 20º 110º Eucalyptus camaldulensis E. camaldulensis (Simpson Gap) E. camaldulensis. (Underra) Kowen Wangaratta Benalla (Sonogan's) Dorrigo Coffs Harbour Canberra Sydney E. camaldulensis trial at Dubbo E. camaldulensis - provenance variation (age 3 years) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 L Albacutya