678 Forestry Quarterly. 



With the exception of some of the pine land which will be 

 cleared for fruit and farm crops, the present wooded area of the 

 Antillean region will remain almost indefinitely under forest 

 cover. There is an excellent opportunity to cultivate the tropical 

 hardwoods for furniture wood on account of their comparatively 

 rapid growth, ease of reproduction, and the exceedingly valuable 

 quality of their wood. Much can also be done along the line of 

 introducing foreign species in this region particularly such trees 

 as eucalyptus which are adapted to this soil and climate. Most 

 of the Cuban Pine is still in virgin forest and as soon as it is cut, 

 there will be a good opportunity to renew it on these lands which 

 would otherwise grow up to brush, weeds and inferior species. 



