28 Establishment of Woods 



Felling must not be too severe, as a sufficient number of trees 

 must be left to form " shelter wood," until the young trees have 

 become established. This " shelter wood " should be composed of 

 well shaped, healthy trees only, as evenly distributed over the area 

 as possible. 



If a good seed year does not follow the felling, it is advisable to 

 augment the number of young plants — which under these circum- 

 stances will be small — by the collection and sowing of seeds from 

 other woods, for, unless the young trees are sufficiently close, 

 weeds may spring up and prevent the growth of plants from 

 subsequent seed crops. 



