26 PLANTING OF WHITE PINE IN NEW ENGLAND. 



The average heights of the trees are, white pine, 20 foot; European 

 larch, 30 feet. 



IMPORTANT FACTS ILLUSTRATED IN THE BRTJNSON PLANTATION. 



The groves at Greenfield Hill illustrate the following conclusions: 



(1) Previous preparation of the soil makes possible more rapid plant- 

 ing, and for a number of years insures a more rapid growth. 



(2) Good soil, while not essential to favorable growth, gives better 

 results than poor. 



(3) Four by six feet is a good distance for planting in mixture with 

 larch when it is proposed to remove larch within 20 years. 



(4) The planting of larch in mixture with white pine is of no advan- 

 tage to the pine, for the larch is the less shade-enduring of the two. 



(5) Trees planted at a distance of 4 by 6 feet in a larch-pine mixture 

 will sufficiently prune themselves. 



A REPRESENTATIVE PLANTED WHITE PINE WOODLOT. 



As an example of the growth of planted white pine in other sections 

 of the East than New England, a brief description is here given of the 

 plantation of Mr. Burnet Landreth at Monaskon, Va. 



HISTORY. 



In 1873 an area of 0.2 acres was planted to nursery-grown, trans- 

 planted white pine trees about six inches high, by Mr. Burnet Lan- 

 dreth, at Monaskon, Ya. The young trees were planted 4 by 5 feet 

 (2,178 trees per acre.) 



The soil is of poor qualit}^ It is gra}dsh in color and of the con- 

 sistenc}^ of cla}^, but contains some sand, which improves the physical 

 character. The plantation is located on the tidewater plateau near 

 the Rappahannock River. 



CONDITION. 



The white pine, though in the southern part of its range and in poor 

 soil, has done far better than in many plantations farther north. The 

 trees have made good growth, continuing without a break to the pres- 

 ent time, and are now in good condition. 



The lower branches are dead; some have fallen, but most of them 

 still cling to the trunks. Some of the less vigorous trees have been 

 overtopped and have died, owing to lack of light. 



MEASUREMENTS. 



Table 14 gives the measurements of 208 trees, 27 years planted, at 

 Monaskon. The trees have made regular and normal growth, and 

 show a pretty even distribution . through the different height classes 

 from 24 to 00 feet. Their growth in diameter has kept fairly uniform 



