WOODS OF THE NOVAR ESTATE. G7 



APPENDIX B. 



Detailed Descriptions of the Woods included 

 in the Plan. 



Note. — The nature of the rock in the various localities has been stated 

 at p. 25. The points of the compass are indicated by the letters 

 N., S., N.E., S.W., etc. 



No. 1. — Acharn Wood. 

 Young Conifers, 139 "01 2 Acres. 



Conditions of Locality. — Elevation, 650 to 690 feet ; gentle 

 N.W. slope. Soil, shallow, mossy, and in parts stony ; hard on 

 the higher S. portion. Drainage defective in places. Exposed to 

 S.W. winds. Outside the line of wire netting. 



Crop. — Age, 16 years. JY. Portion. Mixed Scots fir and larch : 

 the former in lines about 15 feet apart, with numerous vacancies ; 

 larch between the lines have for the most part failed. In spite 

 of the breezy situation and open crop, the larch — even isolated 

 trees — are badly diseased, and the locality does not appear to 

 suit this tree except near the road, where the soil is deeper and 

 more loamy. In hollows, the Scots fir has suffered from snow. 

 In places there are a few natural seedlings of Scots fir, resulting 

 from seed produced by the present young crop. — S. Portion. Pure 

 Scots fir, stunted on S.W. side from exposure to wind. Through- 

 out the wood, some damage has been done by hares, and squirrels 

 have already begun to attack the young trees. A strong growth 

 of heather has kept back the crop in places. 



Treatment. — Fill up vacancies at once with Scots fir and shade- 

 bearers, so as to secure as even a crop as possible. Look to the 

 drainage. Permanent shelter-belts are required on the S. and W. 

 sides; birch, Mountain pine and Cembran pine may be added to 

 the present crop, and a row of spruce may run down the centre of 

 the belt. 



No. 2. — Ardoch Wood. 

 Young Conifers, 81 -294 Acres. 



Conditions of Locality.— Elevation, 660 feet ; moderate slope 

 to N. Very hard, stony and shallow soil, with exposed boulders. 

 Drainage defective in places. Exposed to S.W. winds. Outside 

 the line of wire netting. 



Crop. — Age, 10 years. Scots fir with a few larch ; quality very 

 variable. Crop very poor and thin on the W. side, the larches 

 being for the most part dead or dying, and the Scots fir not form- 

 ing more than one-fourth to one-third of a full crop. Elsewhere, 

 the larch is doing fairly well, having healthy bark, and being 

 comparatively free from disease. Wherever the soil is thin and 



