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Trees transferred from Nursery to Plantations, &c.-1910-11.

R. G. Robinson, Superintending Nurseryman.

Dusky Hill Plantation. Otaoo. (Area, H45 acres ; altitude, 400 ft. to 800 ft.) Perhaps in no previous year have the trees growing throughout this plantation been taxed to such an extent through dearth of moisture during the spring-and summer months. At one period the larch foliage assumed a most unhealthy tint, and fears were momentarily entertained that the trees had developed the leaf-shedding fungus {SphoereUa laricina). On investigating, however, the roots were found to be in a perfectly healthy state, although an almost entire absence of moisture in the ground for some 2ft. from the surface was disclosed. This fact alone was sufficient to account for the premature shedding of needles from the lateral branches; but witli the advancement of the season, and gradually increasing rainfalls, tree-growth became more vigorous, and foliage partially resumed its norma] colour. The outstanding feal hit of t be review of annual progress made by the plantation is the exceedingly line growth of the spruces — Picea excelsa and P. sitchensis —which have made an average increase in height of about 13 in. When allocated in exposed positions the spruces during their youth rarely escape having their leaders broken by the agency of either winds or hailstones : but the absence of such influences this season has permitted the trees to advance quite unmolested. No evidence of exist ing diseases of any kind is apparent amongsi the I'icm blocks, and il is reasonable to believe that as local conditions are so dissimilar from those in Canterbury, where the minute red spider is proving so

Where sent. Name of Tree. Number. in ™. alue Inches. Thousand. i i Where sent. Total Value. Remarks. £ s. a. f Larix europaea .. .. 60-2,275 14 3 0 0 Pinus Laricio .. .. 625,350 12 3 0 0 austriaca .. .. 28,000 12 3 0 0 por.derosa.. .. 50,275! 12 3 0 0 Benthamiana .. 8,060 14 3 5 0 Pioea excelsa .. .. 56,-175 LO 3 0 0 „ sitchensis .. .. 15,050i 12 3 0 0 Conical Hills Plan- I Pseudo-tsuga taxifolia .. 16,600 ID 8 5 0 tation Betula alba .. .. 18,626 15 3 0 0 Alnus glutinosa .. .. 7,900 14 3 0 0 Praxinus excelsior .. 10,225 15 3 0 0 Quercus pedunculata .. 18,050 16 3 0 0 : Acer pseudo-platanus .. 1,025 10 [ 2 15 0 I : Fague sylvatica .. .. 4,260 1 14 10 0 Sequoia sempeivirens .. 200 15 i 4 (i 0 { Thuja plicata .. .. 36 12 4 0 0 r £ s. a. 1,806 16 6 1,876 1 0 85 16 0 150 16 6 26 3 3 169 8 6 45 3 0 58 19 0 37 5 0 28 14 0 48 13 6 54 3 0i 2 16 4 17 0 0 0 16 0 0 2 0 The partial drought experienced was mainly responsible for a slightly increased death-race here. J Conical Hills Plan- | tation 1,468,976 .. I Larix europaea .. .. 2,000 14 3 0 0 Dusky Hill Planta- Pinus Laricio .. .. 19,000 12 8 0 0 tion 1 Picea excelsa .. .. 2,000 10 3 0 0 ( Querous pedunctilata .. 1,630 16 3 0 0 4,398 13 7 6 0 0' 57 0 0, 0 0 0 4 17 9 j I These trees were used I for replanting purj poses. 24,630 .. 7a 17 y i Conical Hills Planta- ! As per details above .. 1,468,975| tion Dusky Hill Planta- » .. 24.630 1 .. tion ftweburn Nursery .. i Thuja plicata seedlings .. 1,000 Clyde Domain Board ; Assorted trees .. .. 165 .. Pudding Island .. Native trees and shrubs .. 216; Education Depart- ! Assorted trees .. .. I 500 ment, Otekaike Riverton Domain Sycamore .. .. 275 Board Industrial Schools, Treee and seedlings .. 5,850 Burnbam Te Oranga Home .. Assorted trees .. .. 734 Rabbit Island Do- „ .. .. 750 .. main Board School Committee, „ .. .. "200 Becks Recreation Grounds, „ .. .. 550 Cromwell Swinbum Cemetery „ .. .. 200 Dunedin Corpora- Pine and laroh seedlings .. 60,000 tion Acclimatization So- Assorted trees .. . . 'JO0 ciety, Clinton Sanatorium, Palmer- „ .. .. 355 ston Totals .. .. 1,565,300 .. 4,398 13 7 73 17 9 1 0 n 0 11 ! 2 2 9 1 15 0 0 18 9 7 V.I 6 2 11 5 8 0 0 I) 1-1 ii 1 18 0 0 14 0 (ill I) ii 1 II, i 8 17 0 ■4,566 5 1