86 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



No. 51. — Coulaigs. 



Old Hardwoods, . . . . . '500 Acres. 



Unstocked, ...... 3-942 ,, 



Total, . . . 4-442 



Conditions or Locality.— Elevation, 120 feet. Old wood on 

 rise below Evanton village. Unstocked ground on the flat 

 beside the river. Soil, good, deep strong loam. Open to 

 grazing. 



Crop. -Beech, ash, elm, larch and oak. Age, 80 years. Esti- 

 mated stock, 25 trees, each of 25 cubic feet, to the acre. The 

 Unstocked Ground carries a few hardwood standards and a fair 

 amount of natural beech seedlings. There is a great deal of 

 broom and whins. 



Treatment. — Cut out inferior trees, and under-plant with 

 shade-bearers. The unstocked ground may be planted up with 

 oak and beech. 



No. 52. — Evanton Wood. 



Old Conifers, 44-000 Acres. 



Old Hardwoods, .... 6-000 „ 



Young Conifers, .... 50-000 „ 



Unstocked 44-038 „ 



Total, . . . 144-038 „ 



Conditions of Locality. — Elevation, 200 to 300 feet ; a low 

 ridge runs from the S.E. corner westwards, and strikes through 

 the wood towards the N.W. Soil on the ridge is very shallow, 

 exposing the roots of the trees ; on the flatter ground, strong 

 loam of moderate depth, except towards the W. side, where it 

 is shallow, and where the drainage is defective. Has suffered 

 severely from N.E. gales. 



Crop. — Old Conifers. Scots fir, with small proportion of larch, 

 occupy the ridge. Age, 81 years. Estimated stock, 70 trees, each 

 of 16 cubic feet, to the acre. Timber of fair quality. Some 

 damage by pine beetle and by squirrels. There are some 

 patches of brackens, broom and whins. A portion, closed to 

 grazing for three years, shows very promising natural growth 

 of Scots fir and larch ; another portion, closed for one year only, 

 is also filling up with self-sown seedlings. Crop of natural seed- 

 lings irregular; better in heather than in grass.— Old Hardwoods 

 occupy the centre of the X. portion next the stream. Estimated 

 stock, 80 trees, each of 7 cubic feet, to the acre. Timber of fan- 

 quality. A considerable quantity of beech seedlings has sprung 

 up since the closure. Brackens, broom and whins are found in 

 places. — Young Conifers. 47 acres of Scots fir and larch with a 

 few spruce, 3 years old, and 3 acres of Douglas fir, 1 year old. A 

 few standards of beech remain. The crop is hindered in places by 

 brackens, broom and whins ; it also suffers from weevil, and is 



