CORSICAN PINE 407 



The timber is soft, resinous, and durable, but is coarse 

 and very knotty, as usually grown in this country. 



Soil and Situation. The tree delights in calcareous soils, 

 and even thrives on poor thin soils resting upon chalk. 

 Generally speaking, it prefers a deep dry gravelly loam. It 

 will succeed on ordinary clay soils, but not on very stiff wet 

 soils. It is very storm-proof, and very hardy as to drought 

 and as to spring and autumn frosts. 



Cultivation, etc. It is a very light-demanding tree, 

 though not so much so as Scots Pine ; and its foliage is a 

 little denser than that of Scots Pine. Its side branches are 

 very vigorous and persistent, and a very close canopy indeed 

 is necessary in order to kill off these branches. Trees, planted 

 3 feet apart, need not, usually, be thinned till they are 25 to 

 30 feet high. It is only suitable for even-aged high forest, 

 and, in most respects, may be similarly grown as Scots Pine ; 

 but it is much faster growing when young. 



It stands sea breezes well, and can be used for planting 

 sandy tracts along the sea coast. 



Except for such purposes, or as shelter belts, it will seldom 

 be advisable to plant it, as the Corsican Pine, which is similar 

 in most respects, will, in this country, grow timber of higher 

 technical value. 



The trees do not transplant well, and should be moved 

 every year whilst in the nursery. They should be planted out 

 late in spring. 



Of Fungi and Insects. Speaking generally, the fungi 

 and insects which attack the tree are the same as those which 

 attack Scots Pine. 



CORSICAN PINE. 



The Corsican Pine is not a native tree, and is said to have 

 been introduced about the year 1815. 



As to Seed. One pound of seed contains about 31,000 

 seeds, and the germinative capacity is about 65 to 70 per cent. 



The trees can produce good crops of seed from the 3Oth 

 year onwards ; but it is not advisable to use home-grown 

 seed. 



