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fufFcrcd in the removal, recovered themfelves by 

 degrees, and difcover now, after 20 to 24 years, 

 little difference from thofc left in their native foil : 

 — as to the tree in No. 6 meafuring 2 feet 4 inches, 

 it was always larger than the others, and therefore 

 no rule for the general average ; — even thofe tranf- 

 planted at 10 or 11 feet high, are fcarcc at all infe- 

 rior to the reft. 



The growth of the oaks, by the fadls recited, 

 appear to bear no comparifon to that of other trees; 

 the firft remark that confequendy ftrikes every 

 obferver is, that this is the lead profitable tree that 

 can be planted; and, if a man looks for the pro- 

 duce of the firft 25 or 30 years only, this is un- 

 doubtedly the cafe. Firft impreflions are difficult 

 to eradicate, yet I wifti to fee as many fads as pof- 

 fible colleded upon this fubjedl, to afcertain the 

 point indubitably. I think it will appear that the 

 inftances I have ftated of the rapid growth of pop- 

 lars, abeles, and afhes, are as great as any that have 

 been produced ; neverthelefs, what I have recited, 

 taken altogether, tend to enforce upon my mind the 

 dodrine of the fupcriority of oak planting, in point 

 of profit; — its beauty and utility will be univerfally 

 allowed me. 



The fads adduced prove, that for the firft 25 or 



30 years, poplars, abeles, and afhes, exceed the oak 



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