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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-09-21 human Leon Pederick & Peter Fagg updated 2026-01-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005271b.htm person Pederick Leon A. BSc(For) PhD AACR2 24 May 1930 Place of Birth Rabaul, Territory of New Guinea Forest scientist Biogeographer Initially mapping remote forest areas with the Forests Commission of Victoria, Leon Pederick moved to its Research Branch in 1958 and began a major tree breeding program with Pinus radiata until his retirement in 1993. This program yielded significant gains in growth rate and timber qualitiy. He also established large field trials with eucalypts to study natural variation. In one major study, seeds collected from throughout the natural distribution of a species then known as Eucalyptus nitens was planted at two locations in 1972. Differences in foliage characters and growth rate were observed between collections from central and eastern Victorian seed sources. Subsequently, the eastern populations were described by others as a separate species, E. denticulata, and the central populations retained the name E. nitens. Other genetic studies involved E. obliqua and E. globulus. 1948 1950 Education - Associate Diploma of Forestry, Victorian School of Forestry, Creswick 1954 1955 Education - Bachelor of Science (Forestry), University of Melbourne 1963 1966 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne 1977 Award - Fellow, Institute of Foresters of Australia 1991 1991 Award - N. W. Jolly Medal, Institute of Foresters Australia Institute of Foresters of Australia (1935 - )

Fellow 1977 -

 Forests Commission Victoria, State of Victoria (1918 - 1983)

Worked in the Research Branch 1958 - 1993

 N. W. Jolly Medal, Institute of Foresters of Australia (1959 - )

Awarded the Medal 1991

 Pederick, Leon A., by Leon Pederick and Peter Fagg

The Study of Australian Eucalypts: Forestry

 Pederick, L A

Trove

 'Pederick, Leon A.', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Pederick, Leon A. Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Genetic variation in the growth rate of seven-year-old Eucalyptus regnans Pederick, L. A. (Leon) Genetic variation in the growth rate of seven-year-old Eucalyptus regnans Melbourne Research Branch, Forests Commission, Victoria 1975 Book: Genetic variation in Eucalyptus obliqua with special reference to Otway-messmate Pederick, L.A. (Leon) Genetic variation in Eucalyptus obliqua with special reference to Otway-messmate Victoria Research Branch, Forests Commission, Victoria 1974 Book: The genetic resources of the Victorian eucalypts Pederick, L.A. (Leon) The genetic resources of the Victorian eucalypts Melbourne Forests Commission, Victoria 1976 Book Section: Morphology, phylogeny, origin, distribution and genetic diversity of eucalypts. Potts, B.M.; and Pederick, L.A. Morphology, phylogeny, origin, distribution and genetic diversity of eucalypts. Melbourne CSIRO Publishing 2000 Diseases and pathogens of eucalypts 11-27 Book: A forester's tale: memoirs of a Victorian tree breeder Pederick, Leon A forester's tale: memoirs of a Victorian tree breeder Geelong, Vic. Adams Print 2016 Thesis: Cytogenetic studies in Pinus Radiata Pederick, Leon Alec Cytogenetic studies in Pinus Radiata University of Melbourne, Office of Research 1967 Journal Article: Variation in Polyphenolic Constituents of Eucalyptus nitens Maiden Pederick, L.A.; and Lennox, F.G. Variation in Polyphenolic Constituents of Eucalyptus nitens Maiden 1979 Australian Journal of Botany 27 3 217-226 Journal Article: Natural variation in shining gum (Eucalyptus nitens) Pederick, L. A Natural variation in shining gum (Eucalyptus nitens) 1979 Australian Forest Research 9 1 41-63 Book: Reunion of the Forest Commission Victoria Research Branch, Box Hill Golf Club Thursday 27 November 2025: a souvenir booklet Fagg, Peter, Bren, Leon, Stewart, Hugh, Murphy, Simon and Smith, Ian Reunion of the Forest Commission Victoria Research Branch, Box Hill Golf Club Thursday 27 November 2025: a souvenir booklet Box Hill South, Vic. Forest Research Reunion Committee 2025