NOTES AND QUEKIES. 



A Large Scots Pine. 



The big Scots pine at Novar was blown down by the gale on 

 Monday, 8th April 191 2, Its age was 130 years, and tiie stem 

 was undivided for a length of 72 feet. The girth at a little 

 below the swellings caused by the main branches, i.e., the 

 smallest girth of stem, was 5 ft. 10 ins. For other dimensions 

 see figures below. 



Formula used 



•0796 



Timber in stem. 



Section i : length 10'; mid-girth {i.e., at 5' from Cub. ft. (ul). ft 

 ground) 10' i"; volume including bark . 80-93 



Section 2 

 Section 3 

 Section 4 

 Section 5 

 Section 6 



Section 7 



mid-girth 9'; volume 64'48 



mid-girth 8' 3" ; volume 54'i8 



mid-girth 7' 8" ; volume 46-79 



mid-girth 7'; volume 3900 



mid-girth 6' 5" ; volume 3277 



mid-girth 5' ij"; volume 33"44 



295'34 



Total volume of unbranched stem includ 



ing bark 35 ''59 



Deduct — say 16 per cent, for bark on 



stem {vide Schlich, vol. iii. p. 32) . 56'25 



Net volume of timber, free of bark, in stem 



Timber in branches 



Main bratuhes from fork at top of stem — i.e., 'J2' 



from ground. Cub. ft 



Branch i : length 10'; mid-girth 3' 3"; volume 8*41 



(Cracked by fall.) 



Branch 2 : length 13'; mid-girth 3' 3"; volume 1093 



(Broken to pieces after 13'.) 



Branch 3: length 10'; mid-girth 2' 2"; volume 374 



Branch 4: length 9'; mid-girth 2' 10"; volume 575 



(Very crooked after 9'.) 



Branch 5: length 5'; mid-girth 2' 10"; volume 3-19 



(Very crooked after 5'.) 



Carry forward 32-02 295-34 



