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other by an age corresponding with the rotation 

 of the falls of coppice and overwood. 



Say the local conditions as to soil, situation, 

 and sale of produce recommend a rotation of 

 twenty years, and permit of an overshadowing of 

 the underwood which may extend to about two- 

 thirds of the area at the time of each fall, then 

 some such distribution of the oak standards may 

 advantageously be aimed at as the following : 



* The extent to which overshadowing by the standards is admissible depends greatly on the 

 quality of the land. In the above particular case the land on the Blackmoor estate is of very 

 good quality. Gilbert White speaks of the soil as being 'remarkable for timber and infamous 

 for roads. The oaks of Temple and Blackmoor stand high in the estimation of purveyors, and 

 have furnished much naval timber.' 



