BEECH 



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If the rotation for mature timber be 120 years, and 

 cuttings are to be made every 1 5 years, the number of trees 

 will be as follows : 



BEECH UNDER SELECTION SYSTEM. Rotation, 120 years. 

 Average soil and situation. 



* This must depend upon the efficiency of the previous regeneration. 



Regeneration of Whole Compartments of Beech High 

 Forest. When regenerating an area consisting chiefly of 

 Beech, all other species growing as a mixture are generally 

 removed before the seed felling, and thus the Beech only 

 are regenerated. Then, if a mixture be required, other trees, 

 of which Larch is the most suitable, and also Ash, may be 

 planted when the -gradual clearance is complete, or nearly so. 



Often there is an " advance " growth of seedlings. These, 

 if healthy and thick on the ground, may be left ; if not more 

 than about 8 years old. If older, they will usually have been 

 suppressed, and may never develop into strong, healthy trees, 

 even when the shade of the older trees no longer exists ; 

 therefore, they must be removed in the first preliminary 

 felling. In many cases no other felling or thinning will be 

 necessary until a good seed year has come, but the particular 

 conditions of the soil and crop will determine this. The 

 edges of the wood should be left denser than the rest, 



