Table 1 Main site characteristics of the three plantations

From: Radial variation in modulus of elasticity, microfibril angle and wood density of veneer logs from plantation-grown Eucalyptus nitens

Location and environment	Site
Location and environment	Strathblane	Geeveston	Florentine
Latitude and longitude (°)	− 43.38; 146.94	− 43.15; 146.84	− 42.66; 146.47
Altitude (m above sea level)	153	296	438
Annual mean temperature (°C)	10.9	10.3	9.5
Annual rainfall (mm)	1161	1212	1436
Soil description	Sandy over clayey	Loamy over clayey	Yellow podzolic
Prevailing winds	Northwest	Northwest	Southwest
Site exposure status	Intermediate	Exposed	Intermediate
Site index¹ (m)	22.7	30.3	30.5

¹Defined as height in meters of dominant and co-dominant trees in a stand at a base of 15 years

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