Dear Dave I have just checked in the CIRAD data base and I have nothing considering Pinus radiata durability. Hope you are well Regards MFT ----- Mail original ----- De: "Dave Cown" &lt;Dave.Cown(a)scionresearch.com&gt; À: div5(a)lists.iufro.org Envoyé: Jeudi 27 Septembre 2012 01:15:01 Objet: [IUFRO Div 5] Wood Quality in South America Dear D5 I have been given a small task here to compare the wood properties of radiata pine in New Zealand with those in South America - Chile, Argentina. I have found it very hard to obtain good factual information on wood properties and lumber quality (stiffness, degrading features) in relation to site, silviculture and genetics. I would be most grateful for any sources of information. Dave Cown Senior Scientist Deputy Coordinator IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products) Scion 49, Sala Street, Private Bag 3020, Rotorua 3046, New Zealand DDI +64 7 343 5525 | Mobile +64 21 187 4022 www.scionresearch.com<http://www.scionresearch.com/> ________________________________ This e-mail and any attachments may contain information which is confidential or subject to copyright. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it. Scion does not accept responsibility for anything in this e-mail which is not provided in the course of Scion's usual business or for any computer virus, data corruption, interference or delay arising from this e-mail. _______________________________________________ IUFRO Mailing List To post a message to all list members, send email to: div5(a)lists.iufro.org List info and Archive: http://www.iufro.org/science/iufro-mailing-lists/overview/

dave being as i lived in aus for 10 years i know a bit about radiate. You should contact Peter Vinden at Melbourne Uni, or anyone in the forestry department at melbourne uni and they could get you the info. If you get in touch wiht Peter let him know i gave you his name, we worked together and were very good friends while my wife and i lived there. You could also contact Forest Research in Rotorua in NZ as they are the research group in NZ. Roger Sands at Canterbury Uni in Christchurch could also get the info for you on radiata.a web search will get there recent emails. Cheers Mat On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Dave Cown &lt;Dave.Cown(a)scionresearch.com&gt;wrote;wrote: -- Dr. Mathew Leitch Associate Professor Faculty of Natural Resources Management Wood Science and Forest Products Director, Lakehead University Wood Science and Testing Facility 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ONT, P7B5E1 Lakehead University 807-343-8659 cell: 627-5441 email:mleitch@lakeheadu.ca web: http://luwstf.lakeheadu.ca Remember "WOOD IS GOOD" *Measure twice cut once; sand with the grain; you can never have too many clamps.*