Review Article
History and Status of Eucalyptus Improvement in Florida
Table 3
Characteristics of E. nergy series E. grandis cultivars G1, G2, G3, G4, and G5.
| | Characteristic | Cultivar | | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 |
| | Growth | Fast | Fast | Fast | Fast | Fast | | Freeze resilience | Average | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Average | | Wind firmness | Suscept. | Average | Average | Resistant | — | | Coppice | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | | Tissue culture propagation | Readily | Readily | Readily | Good | Good | | Pedigree (gen.) | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | | Wood density (kg/m3) | — | 522 | 470 | 640 | — | | Wood moisture content (%, dry wt) | 119 | 104–123 | 128-129 | 89 | — | | Chalcid resistant | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Plant in south FL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Plant in central FL | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Plant in north FL | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
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