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\section{Method}  \textit{Eucalyptus bosistoana} was planted as seedlings into 100 (check this) L planting bags at an irrigated nursery site in Harewood, Christchurch, New Zealand. Two separate plantings occurred in 2010, and in 2012 (months?) The 2010 plant genetics originated from south east Australia and was harvested and coppiced in 2012 and harvested again in December 2014. The 2012 block genetics originated from higher altitudes in New South Wales and was harvested in 2013 (at one year old) and again October 2015 (at age two).  When harvested each sample was processed for growth strain, bark thickness, stem diameter, basic density and acoustic velocity. Growth strain was measured using a modified version of --kens refs-- whereby only the large end is free to distort (--need much better explanation here--, as far as I know this method has (the small end is  not been published). cut free from the upper stem), substantually reducing measurment time.  Bark thickness and stem diameter were measured using digital calipers. Basic density was measured using the displacment method and acoustic velocity via wood spec (--some ref to standard--). Analysis was conducted in R (--ref--) and JAGS (--ref--), utilizing a bayesian approach to estimate the heritability of growth strain at the family level. strain.  The effect of coppicing is included as a fixed effect, while trial, half sibling family and the indervidual trees are included  as is site. random effects.  While physically all specimens were grown on the same site, they were grown during different time periods and for different rotation lengths. lengths, and hence are included as the random effect, trial.