Exotic Conifers in Britain. 



337 



No. 



Age, years. 



Height. 



Girth. 



County. 



Remarks. 



Feet. 



Ft. In. 



I 



15 



32 



I 7 



Perth. 





2 



22 



60 



3 10 



Moray. 





3 



30 



70 



5 3 



Perth. 





4 



39 



71 



5 11 



Perth. 



Measured 1891. 



5 



5i 



*3 



7 1 



Perth. 



Same tree as No. 4, 













measured 1903. 



Pinus Pinaster, Sol. — This is but little planted. It is only 

 near the sea that it grows well, but it is of good dimensions even 

 in the N.E. of Scotland : — 



Age, years. 



Height. 



Girth. 



County. 



Feet. 



Ft. In. 



40 



43 



6 0 



Aberdeen. 



80 



68 



10 0 



Worcester. 



92 



77 



9 10 



Worcester. 



Pinus ponderosa, Dougl. — Perfectly hardy and frequently met 

 with : — 



Age, years. 



Fleight. 



Girth. 



County. 



Remarks. 



Feet. 



Ft. In. 



18 



30 



1 4 



Carmarthen. 





24 



36 



2 0 



Wicklow. 





3o 



44 



3 2 



Dumfries. 





35 



48 



3 0 



Fife. 





45 



5o 



4 6 



Haddington. 





74 



98 



8 5 



Buckingham. 



Seed sent home by, 







Douglas in 1827. 











Has grown 13 ft. in 











height in last ioyears. 



Pseudotsuga Donglasii, Carr. — Of all the exotic conifers this 

 appears to be by far the most important for British conditions. 

 It grows best in Ireland and the west of Great Britain, where 

 the air holds the maximum ^amount of humidity, but it also 

 thrives well wherever it is sheltered from strong prevailing- 

 winds, provided the soil is sufficiently deep. It shows a marked 

 aversion to chalk. Of the two chief varieties — the green from 



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