TASMANIAN FORESTRY. 593 
so much of that class of land abounds of little use for the 
purposes of cultivation, and yielding scanty pasturage, if 
any. 
The planting of nut-producing trees in this country 
deserves more attention than it has yet received. The 
tendency of trees of European origin when grown in TLas- 
mania seems to be to bear an exuberance of seed. This 
may be due to some climatic influence acting upon the — 
general organisation of the plant and increasing its 
fecundity ; but in the case of the nut-trees of which I pro- 
pose to speak, another factor may be at work, namely, the 
high winds which prevail so much in this country; for, as 
the trees in question are anenomphilous or wind-fertilised, 
naturally the distribution of their pollen must be affected 
by high winds, especially those of a dry character; and it is 
in this connection worthy of notice that we are lable to 
drying north-west gales in the spring of the year when these 
trees are in flower. 
The nut-trees to which I more particularly refer are the 
walnut, Spanish chestnut, filbert, and hazel. The two first- 
named would be many years coming into bearing, but their 
highly ornameital appearance and the valuable nature of 
their timber should be inducements for planting them in 
favourable situations. The filbert and hazel come into 
bearing in a comparatively short period, viz., from six to 
eight years, and when fully matured, in ten or twelve years, 
may be expected to produce 20 cwts. or more of nuts per 
acre. 
It is unnecessary to extend the list of trees and shrubs 
which might be successfully raised and distributed through. © 
out the country. Seeds might be obtained from all parts 
of the temperate world, and the adaptability of the trees 
raised from them to flourish in this country be put to the 
proof in a very few years. 
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