GROWING OF TREES.

Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 18, 14 February 1924, Page 4

GROWING OF TREES.

i ARAPUNI APPLICATION. :• i Suggestion lor Power Board, i j A circular from the State Forest j Service, Rotorua, setting out details j as to variety, etc., of the seedling j trees the service had for sale to the j general public, resulted in a brief ! discussion on afforestation at Friday's 1 meeting of the Matamata County | Council. I Cr. K. S. Cox stated that the AshI burton County Council were now j thinning out plantations planted on j the plains in that county by the j Council some 40 or 5.0 years ago as break winds, and the revenue from the timber thus obtained was . proving very big. There were miles of these plantations, some of which were about three chains wide. They comprised assorted kinds of trees. In cases where blackberry was becoming a menace on fishing reserves or elsewhere in the Matamata county, it could be eradicated by planting pinis insignis among it. The trees grew up and smothered tlie blackberry, and when matured were valuable for their timber. “ I am applying," said Cr. Darby, I for a reserve which will be an afi forestation reserve, namely, 40 miles around the Arapuni lake.” “ Who is going to plant it," asked I Cr. Stopford. I 14 Oh, the Power Board would do I the work, I take it," replied Cr. Darby. The discussion here ended.