18 PLANTING OF WHITE PINE IN NEW ENGLAND. 



IMPORTANT FACTS ILLUSTRATED. 



Some of the most important facts which have been illustrated in 

 Mr. Russell's planted forest are as follows: 



(1) White pine is well adapted to sandy and exposed positions, pro- 

 vided it be protected from the direct influence of salt sea winds. 



(2) European larch is suited for mixture with white pine where it 

 is desired to produce lumber of good quality in the latter. 



(3) White pine and red pine are of comparatively even growth and 

 make a fairly good mixture. 



(4) White pine and Norway spruce are admirably adapted for mixed 

 growth. 



(5) Pruning is accomplished with best effect when the sap is flow- 

 ing sluggishly, in August, September, and October, for then the cut 

 surfaces become covered with pitch, thus preventing decay. The 

 wound of a pruned tree is readily and rapidly healed if the cut is 

 made close against the trunk, even when a portion of the bark is 

 removed. 



(6) Close planting (4 by 4 feet) is practicable whenever thinning 

 can be done within twenty years. A moderate width ((> by feet) 

 yields the best results where early thinning can not be practiced. 

 Wide spacing (8 by 8 feet) should never be practiced unless the object 

 be protection, for the result is usually a low, dense, bunchy tree, of 

 little or no timber value. 



(7) Protective planting may usually, with careful management, be 

 made as inexpensive as commercial planting. The two may often be 

 combined. 



PLANTED FOREST OF MB. ISAAC ADAMS, MOTILTONBOBO, N. H. 



LOCATION. 



Moultonboro, Carroll County, N. H., is situated at the head of Lake 

 Winnepesaukee, and lies between Ked Hill and the Ossipee Range, 

 foothills of the White Mountains. 



Bordering the lake, hemlock and hardwoods, including yellow and 

 gray birch, sugar and red maple, and white and scarlet oak, are the 

 more important native trees. On the lower slopes of the mountains 

 white pine is the most prominent tree, mainly in mixture with yellow 

 birch and hemlock. 



The plantation of Mr. Adams is in two parts, which are located, 

 respective^, one-half mile and 3 miles south of Moultonboro, on the 

 Wolf boro highway. The location is comparatively low, bordering the 

 western base of the Ossipee Mountains. The soil varies from almost 

 pure sand to a rich sandy loam, but in no place has it displayed any 

 drifting tendency. 



