ON BENTEAK OK NANA #001). 



5 



Mr. R. S. Pearson gives the following figures showing rate of growth 

 of " Nana " in his Working-Plans for the Kalinaddi and Ankola Forests 

 in Kanara, Bombay : 



Average diameter in inches. 



in years. 



10 



20 



30 



40 



50 



60 



70 



80 



90 

 100 

 110 

 120 

 130 

 140 

 150 

 160 

 170 

 180 

 190 

 200 



Kalinaddi. 



2-9 



5-3 



7-5 



9-7 

 11-9 

 14-2 

 15-9 

 17-5 

 19-0 

 20-3 

 21-7 

 22-9 

 23-9 

 25-0 

 26-1 

 26-5 

 27-6 

 28-1 

 29-0 

 31-3 



Ankola. 



2-7 



4-9 



6-7 



8-5 

 10-3 

 11-8 

 13-3 

 14-8 

 16-2 

 17-5 

 18-8 

 18'3 

 20-6 

 21-5 

 22-6 

 23-0 

 24-2 

 24-7 

 25-6 

 25-9 



In the Chedleth Range Forests, North Malabar, Madras, 20 trees 

 gave the following results : 



Average age at 6 inches diameter . 27'8 years. 



24 



49-6 



71'8 



103-4 



Mr. H. Murray records the following measurements of coppice-shoots 

 in Belgaum, Bombay : 



Age. 

 5 



10 

 15 

 20 

 2fl 

 30 

 35 

 40 



Height in feet. 

 10-5 

 19 

 23 

 27-5 

 31-5 

 34-5 

 37 

 39 



Diameter in inches. 

 2-3 

 3-6 

 4-6 

 5-8 

 6-9 

 8-0 

 9-0 

 9-75 



