APPENDIX 2
Eucalyptus Globulus Sp. Globulus 10
Within its gender, Eucalyptus globulus sp. globulus is possibly the most well-known and diffused species in the world because of its ease of establishment, rapid growth and multiple uses.
In favorable conditions, it reaches 70 meters of height and 2.3 meters of diameter, with a straight bole up to two third parts of its total height. It has a rough and continues bark in the low part, which in the high parts comes off in long strips, leaving a flat surface of gray bluish color.
It grows on a wide range of soils, but is located especially over soils derived of granite rocks. Does not grow naturally in strongly calcareous or alkaline soils, neither occupies poorly drained soils. It reaches its best developments in lime or somehow heavy soils, moderately fertile and with good drainage, but with adequate content of humidity.
This species has an extraordinary initial growth in height in favorable sites; for example 20 meter in 4.5 years in Tanzania, 15 meters in 3 years and almost 30 meters in 10 years in India. In sites like Spain, Portugal, Italy, Peru and other places, they have registered outputs of 10 to 30 m3/ ha/ year. In Chile, it has been planted in a wide range of soil and climate conditions and presented outputs that go from the 5 to more than 40 m3/ ha/ year at 15 years of age.
Eucalyptus globulus sp. globulus is a species of multiple use. In Chile it has traditionally been employed in agriculture, used as posts of fences and vineyards; as firewood, it already possesses a good heating power (4,800 kcal/kg.); in the fabrication of parquets, foils and lately has a great demand for the production of pulp and paper. This species has also a high content of cineol, oil that is extracted from the leaves. Their flowers produce nectar and pollen for honey of good quality. In Chile it is the species of eucalyptus that has been planted the most. Great part of the plantations has been carried out in the last 5 years and their principal objective is the production of pulp. This species is recommended to be planted in the coast zones with more than 600mm. of precipitation and free from severe freezing. The species doesn't support temperatures inferior of - 4°C. Even if it could survive, their rate of growth is strongly diminished.
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Michael Linddal. Comments to the case studies (Brazil, Chile, Philippines and Zimbabwe) for the FAO report: ‘Environmental and Economic Accounting for Forestry’. Appendix for Chilean case study - and in general. June 8, 1998.2
Indicator of the soil fertility, measured through of the high of the dominant trees at an specific age, Pinus radiata of 20 years.3
These means that each years registered plantations corresponds to those that are really standing. In other words, does not includes harvested hectares nor includes hectares loss by forest fires or plagues.4.
This Ordinance Law has for objective to foment the forestation of forest soils, ensure the reforestation of harvested forests, rationalize the process of logging and stimulate the optimal management of the forest resources. To do that, it pays 75% of the cost of plantation, it also gives a tributary benefit in favor of a lower Complementary Global Tax, expressed in the lowering of 50% of the taxes from outputs coming from the harvest and the exception of paying the Territorial Tax over the plantations.5
However, the exchange rate has been gradually increasing at the end of 1997.6
National System of Protected Wild Areas, belonging to the State7
Eucalyptus sp. is not included in this category.8
Square meters with out bark.9
SOURCE. "Atlas Forestal de Chile". CIREN-CORFO-INFOR. Publication CIREN-CORFO # 103. Santiago de Chile, 1994.10
CIREN-INFOR (1994). Op. Cit.