70 Practical Forestry 



The Gorsican Pine is equally as good as the latter for 

 using where winds are of common occurrence, proving stout 

 and strong, rooting well, and presenting a broad surface of 

 hardy evergreen foliage to the blast. It is a good timber- 

 producer, and, being well fitted for growing in patches close 

 together, will yet be largely used for forest work in this 

 country. 



About the Scotch Pine it is, perhaps, needless to speak, 

 for every one who has travelled in Scotland, particularly in 

 the more exposed northern parts, must have made himself 

 acquainted with the capabilities of this valuable native tree. 

 It can grow and flourish almost anywhere on pure gravel, 

 on the rocky mountain-slope, or by the rushing brookside, 

 and in all these positions it seems to feel quite happy and 

 contented, as the beautiful silvery glaucous foliage, the 

 upright, rampant growth, and the cheery cinnamon or 

 terra-cotta bark clearly indicate. 



With these three excellent storm-resisting trees for an 

 outer barrier almost any kind of planting can be engaged in, 

 for the shelter they afford is amply sufficient to start away 

 into rapid growth even our only second-class hardy kinds of 

 trees. The Sycamore is a good tree for planting where the 

 storms blow loud and long, being able to withstand in a 

 very commendable way the first brunt of the hillside winds. 

 It is also a good timber-producer, the wood at all times 

 being easily disposed of, and at a very remunerative price. 



The Elder and Mountain Ash are other valuable small- 

 growing trees for planting on exposed ground, both flourish- 

 ing apace even in very high and exposed woodlands. 



In the Scotch or Mountain Elm (Ulmus montana) we 

 have a first-class tree for planting as shelter, while the Alder , 

 Willows of various kinds, and the Hornbeam should all 

 receive attention in the formation of woodlands on ex- 

 posed and storm-swept sites. 



The American Winged Elm (Ulmus alata) has few 

 equals for withstanding long-continued storms at high alti- 

 tudes, for it sends out its cork-covered branches without 

 fear of harm into the very teeth of the blast. I have 

 noticed how well suited this elm is for planting on exposed, 



