104 PLANTING 



Oak with Alder makes an excellent mixture, but the 

 Alder must be coppiced. 



Larch and Ash is quite good. However, one or other 

 must be ultimately sacrificed ; and underplanting must take 

 place with Beech or Spanish Chestnut before grass appears. 

 Often, however, Douglas Fir or Sitka Spruce will be prefer- 

 able for underplanting the Larch. 



Larch and Spanish Chestnut is a very good mixture. 

 The Chestnut will not be well pruned ; and, by preference, 

 they should be coppiced. 



Larch and Beech is a very good mixture, as far as the 

 growth of Larch is concerned ; but the Beech will not be well 

 pruned, and must be looked upon as an aid to growing good 

 Larch. It is more preferable to grow pure Larch, if the risk 

 can be taken, as, for instance, on a northern aspect ; or a 

 mixture of European and Japanese Larch may be grown, 

 and then either of these crops should be underplanted with 

 Beech when about 30 years of age. 



Larch and Scots, Corsican, or Weymouth Pines. This 

 is admissible where pure Larch is deemed too risky, as on 

 southern aspects, etc. But the Larch should only be 

 planted sporadically, about every 12 to 20 feet apart. If 

 planted closer, there would be too large a proportion of the 

 Pines of poor quality. 



Larch and Alder. 1 An excellent mixture, but the Alder 

 must be coppiced. 



Ash and Spanish Chestnut make a very good mixture ; 

 underplanting might ultimately be necessary, unless the 

 Chestnuts were coppiced. The Ash will always be the better 

 grown and cleaner trees. 



Ash and Alder is very good, but the Alder must be 

 coppiced. 



Sycamore, Norway Maple, and Spanish Chestnut will 

 make a very good mixture, but the former should only form 

 a small proportion of the crop, as they are not usually very 

 saleable when small. 



Weymouth, Corsican, and Scots Pines make quite a good 



1 Larch, of course, is out of the question on ordinary Alder soils. 



