STATISTICS OF CONIFERS IN THE BRITISH ISLANDS. 



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General Kemaeks. — It may be mentioned that the Cedars, Cypresses, and 

 Tkuyopsis borealis are the most thriving Conifers on the deep rich loam of the 

 Teme Valley. Most of the Firs and Pines seem to go back after their roots 

 penetrate to the stiff marly subsoil, although for a few years after they are 

 planted they grow vigorously. From the same cause good specimens of 

 Wellingionia are showing signs of failing health. 



Hewell Grange. Lord Windsor. 



Altitude, high and exposed. Soil, light loam ; subsoil, rocky. 

 Correspondent : Mr. Edward Ward, The Gardens, Hewell Grange, Bromsgrove. 



Botanical Name 



Age 



Height 



Girth at 

 5 ft, up 



Diameter of 

 Branches 



Exposure 



Remarks 





Years 



Feet 



Ft. In. 



Feet 









40 



55 



5 



0 



30 



Fully 



Fine specimen. 















exps'd 









75 



6 



6 



40 





Feathered to the ground. 





20 



36 



2 



6 



24 





A very jfine tree. 





20 



22 



2 



0 



10 





A good thriving specimen. 





35 



50 



5 



6 



30 







30 



45 



3 



6 



40 





>» >» 





35 



35 



2 



6 



25 





«» 3> 





30 



42 



3 



6 



20 





A fine healthy tree. 





30 



45 



5 



0 



25 





Handsome specimen. 





A A 



40 



45 



4 



0 



25 





Good specimen. 





30 



25 



4 



0 



30 









45 



55 



5 



6 



40 



>) 



Very fi.ne trees. 





40 



55 



7 



6 



40 









100 



50 



16 



0 



80 





Fine old specimen. 



Cupressus Lawsoniana... 



25 



35 







18 



5> 



Fine ; used for hedges. 



„ „ pendula 



oo 

 /O 



40 



2 



0 



15 



)> 



15eautiiul var. ; does well. 



„ macrocarpa . . . 



25 



30 



3 



6 





>> 



Good specimen. 





75 



80 



11 



0 



60 



>> 



Fine straight timber. 



Til V>nf>pr]rn<5 ripfnrrpns! 



25 



30 







9 



5> 



frOfirl ^nppimpn 



o yJ V- V- i. i±l \^ 11 . 





70 



45 



7 



0 



25 



5» 



>» 





60 



50 



7 



6 



52 



J> 



Wide-spreading tree. 





70 



75 



7 



6 



20 





Fine straight stem. 





30 



30 



4 



6 



30 



J> 



A good specimen. 





80 



68 



10 



0 



20 





A grand tree. 





50 



30 



4 



0 



20 



5 J 



A good specimen. 





30 



35 



3 



0 



20 



>> 



» » 





40 



35 



5 



6 



25 



»J 







75 



90 



9 



6 



30 



>> 



Fine clean straight stem. 



Taxodium distichum 















pendulum 



50 



50 



6 



0 



15 



>J 



Beautiful tree. 



„ sempervirens 



50 



65 



8 



0 



30 



J> 



Fine specimen. 





40 



50 



3 



0 



20 



5> 



»> 



Wellingtonia gigantea... 



35 



50 



7 



6 



20 



>» 





General Eemarks. — The Conifers above noted are growing in fully exposed 

 positions on the highest table-land in the Midlands. The soil is a light sandy 

 loam, resting on limestone rock, on which most Conifers do well. The grand old 

 tree of Pinus Pinaster grows on an island in a lake of thirty-two a.cres, and is 

 fully exposed. 



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