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ON THE WOODS AND PLANTATIONS 



off by other trees falling during a gale in 1860, but the tree still 

 has a very graceful form. For size, etc., see table infra. No. 2 

 stands on a plain about 13 feet above the level of the river 

 Spean and 50 yards from the water's edge. Its top was broken 

 off some time ago and the tree has formed leaders from the upper 

 lateral branches which are still healthy and growing. A large 

 arm was cut off which had grown out in a horizontal direction 

 about 4 feet from the ground ; the wound has considerably healed 

 over, but the place is marked on the same side by a large swelling. 

 The soil and subsoil are the same as described under No. 1. 



No. 3 stands about 14 feet above the level of the river Roy, 

 and derives much the same advantages therefrom as No. 1. It 

 appears from the leading shoot becoming decayed, to have attained 

 its full height, but is still fresh and healthy looking. No. 4 

 stands about 7 yards distant from No. 3, and 13 feet above the 

 river Roy. It also participates in the same advantage as Nos. 

 1 and 3. It was difficult to determine this tree to be superior to 

 a number of others growing on a terrace 20 feet higher; it is 

 healthy and still growing. 



Table showing the Dimensions of these Trees. 



During a gale in 1860, upwards of forty similar trees were 

 blown down, and on examining the blocks recently I only found one 

 affected with heart-rot ; traces of an old road were observed near 

 the spot on which this tree stood. The root from which the rot 

 proceeded stretched across the road, and the rot no doubt was 

 caused by an external injury to the root. This rot does not 

 appear in the heart of the tree, but considerably to that side on 

 which the root grew, and judging from the concentric circles, it 

 seems about seventy years since it began to affect the tree ; this 

 old road was closed about sixty years ago. All these old trees 

 are remarkably free from lichen, and retain most of their original 

 branches, the lowest of which bends close to the ground. 



