Exotic Conifers in Britain. 



329 



Abies nordmanniana, Spach. — Quite hardy, but specially 



liable to attack by Chermes piceae : — 



No. 



Age, yeais. 



Height . 



Girth. 



County. 



Remarks. 



Feet. 



Ft. In. 



1 



16 



30 



2 6 



Forfar. 





2 



20 



48 



3 6 



Kirkcudbright. 





3 ' 



26 



5i 



4 2 



Dumfries. 





4 



36 



68 



6 6 



Perth. 



Measured 1891. 



5 



48 



75 



8 9 



Perth. 



Same tree as No. 4, 













measured 1903. 



Abies Pindrow, Spach. — Not hardy in all districts, but in 

 many places it grows well : — 



No. 



Age, years. 



Height. 



Girth. 



County. 



Remarks. 



- 



Feet. 



Ft. In. 



1 



24 



43 



4 0 



Wicklow. 





2 



30 



42 



3 6 



Worcester. 





3 



35 



33 



3 2 



Wigton. 



Measured 1891. 



4 



(?) 43 



7o 



8 8 



Perth. 





5 



47 



5o 



4 1 



Wigton. 



Same tree as No. 3, 













measured 1903. 



Abies Pmsapo, Boiss. — Although this tree is somewhat exact- 

 ing in its requirements as to climate, it grows fairly well in most 

 districts of the British Isles. A hard frost, however, is apt to 

 kill its leading shoot, when a malformed tree results : — 



No. 



Age, years. 



Height. 



Girth. 



County. 



Remarks. 



Feet . 



Ft. In. 





18 



25 



1 10 



Warwick. 





2 



20 



30 



2 3 



Northumberland. 





3 



30 



40 



4 9 



Wicklow. 





4 



35 



42 



2 7 



Ha^irgton. 





5 



40 



60 



6 6 



Kent. 





6 



46 



62 



9 0 



Cambridge. 



Measured 1891. 



7 



58 



65 



9 6 



Cambridge. 



Same tree as No. 6, 









measured 1903. 



Abies zvebbicuia, Lindl. — This tree is much more susceptible to 

 hard frost than the former. Where the climatic conditions suit 



