DARNAWAY FOREST. 



'5 



"No. 12 was uprooted by a storm in December 1910. The 

 long, clean trunk, without a branch for nearly 40 feet, contained 

 "364 cubic feet of timber. The remaimng three trees have passed 

 their zenith, but are fine specimens. Chalk was found within 

 a few inches of the roots of No. 3, but the roots had spread over 

 an enormous area. Where they had attempted to bore into the 

 chalk they looked as if they had been cauterised. A fine speci- 

 men of a cedar had to be cut down on account of its proximity 

 to some buildings. This tree, from a timber merchant's point 

 of view, was probably the best trunk of any of the cedars at 

 Goodwood. 



"The trunk was clear of branches for 45 feet; at this height 

 it girthed 10 ft. 9 ins. At 2 feet above the ground it girthed 15 

 feet, and the tree was estimated to contain over 400 cubic feet. 



"After the disastrous storm of 1897 large quantities of cedar 

 wood were available for many purposes. Some beautiful pieces 

 of furniture were made. 



"Even the benches of a potting shed built in 1905 were of 

 cedar planks 30 inches wide and 3 inches thick — almost an act 

 of sacrilege. Many young cedars have been raised in later 

 years from seeds produced by the old cedars, and planted in 

 various parts of the park." 



