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The finest tree of this kind which I came across was at Karridale 
M. C. Davies & Co.) This is called “King Karri,” and the 
following are some measurements taken in connection with this 
great specimen : 
34 feet in circumference at 3 feet from the ground. 
160 feet to the first branch. 
14 feet in prac tloenee at the first limb. 
Over 200 feet in extreme height. 
From these figures it will be seen that the bole of this tree 
from the bottom to the first limb contains nearly 6,000 cubic 
feet of timber. This means a weight of over 40 tons in all; that 
it would take one of our ordinary mills at least four days to 
convert it into sawn stuff; and it would form about a quarter 
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f our present eo timber trade. These figures speak for 
themselves. I question if there could be found appliances in the 
Colony at = ones moment to deal with this forest monarc 
The Karr a very rapid grower and soon attains a great 
height and considerable dimensions of timber. I had several 
cut aas with the object of counting the aaie rings in the 
wood, and of iaki some measurements and observations in 
regar rd to the e irem generally. The following may be taken as 
an average of thes 
A tree on the Ai from Giblet's to the Vasse road was felled. 
It looked like a sapling in comparison with the surrounding 
members of the forest. 
The measurements, however, were :— 
Height of whole tre we A09 Ib. 
Height to top of availafte timber... c OUT 
Thickness of bar 4 in. 
any 2 2 ft. 7 in. from the ground .. 1 ft. 114 in. 
Age of tree, judging from the concentric rings, 35 years. 
Contents of tree, say 175 cubic feet of timber. 
We thus see that a forest of marketable Karri can be produced 
in E scs term of from o 40 years. 
It is certainly a matter of local record that some years ago a 
a on the “ Warren” lived and partially raised a small 
family in the hollow of one of these fallen monarchs. It appears 
that the tree was hollow and a and was afterwards further 
worked out and lined by the enterprising settler as a dwelling 
for his family until such time as he was in a position to build 
the modern edifice which now a not far from the site or 
remains of the primitive habitation. The old tree was destroyed 
by a recent bush fire. This specimen was said = be over 300 feet 
in length some 12 feet in diameter at the I 
The is strietly confined in its range to ‘the south-western 
portions of the great South-Western Division of the Colony, or 
that part lying between Cape Hamelin on the west and the 
Torbay Estate near Albany on the east. Its nn area lies 
within longitudes es 115 degrees and 118 degrees east, and ne 
34 degrees and 35 degrees south. This part of the untry 
comprises the more humid portions of the temperate re of 
