OAK. CHAKBATA CANTONMENT PLAN. 



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" The forests 59 will be managed on the ' Group Selection Sys- 

 tem.' 



" The fundamental silvicultural idea of the future management 

 is a normal aeries of age classes represented by even-aged groups, 

 each species growing on the locality most suited to it. Oak will 

 predominate in the stocking, but conifers will be introduced in 

 groups on such limited areas as are suited to them ; good miscel- 

 laneous broad-leaved species are to be preferred to poor oak, and 

 are to be encouraged in their own particular environment. 



" The object of the fellings to be carried out is the realisation 

 of the mature crop, consistent with the attainment of the normal 

 forest and normal regeneration by groups. The selection fellings 

 will, therefore, consist in every compartment of the most suitable 

 silvicultural operations to attain this object, and will vary accord- 

 ing to the nature of the crop from place to place. 



' The groups will be of sufficient size to satisfy the light 

 requirements of the different species. 



' The stock at present consists largely of young to middle-aged 

 oak in uniform groups of varying ages, and the present chief 

 requirement is systematic thinning. Thinnings in these even-aged 

 groups should favour the best trees, and when the group is 

 approaching maturity, the canopy should be opened out vigour - 

 ously to give plenty of room for the development of large crowns 

 in the mother trees and to promote natural regeneration. Young 

 oak regeneration will stand a fairly dense shade and the protection 

 of the surrounding mother trees should be removed judiciously at 

 first. Only the silvicultural requirements of each group will guide 

 the nature of the fellings; it -will not be considered sufficient 

 reason to remove a tree because it has reached a diameter corre- 

 sponding to the rotation. Natural regeneration, the proportion 

 of age classes in the forest and many other cultural considerations 

 may decide the removal of a tree either before or after maturity. 



** Working Plan for Chakrata Cantonment. HALL. 



Oak. 



Chakrata 

 Canton- 

 ment 

 Plan. 



