Diameter growth of Eucalyptus grandis under conditions of extreme suppression.

Investigation of Eucalyptus grandis Maid6n stands under conditions of extreme suppression indicated that diameter growth of dominant individuals continues even when that of suppressed individuals ceases altogether and mean diameter growth of the stand is minimal. An increase in the mean diameter of the suppressed stand is due to a real increase in the size of the mean tree and is not merely an artifact of mortality amongst the lower size classes.