STATISTICS OF CONIFERS IN THE BRITISH ISLANDS. 



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The Cairnies. Major E. Malcolm Patton. 

 Altitude, 500 to 630 feet. Soil, sandy loam and moorish ; subsoil, gravel and tilly. 

 Correspondent : Mr. John McLagan, Overseer, The Cairnies, Perth. 



Bolanical Name 



Age 



Height 



O to 



Girth at ll 

 5 ft. up. 1 1% 



o 



p. 



Remarks 





1 



j Years 



Feet 



Ft. In. 



Feet 









30 



63 



6 9 



47 



s. 



Vigorous and thriving. 





30 



47 



5 0 



24 



J> 



}» 5» 





30 



55 



6 0 



20 



)» 



5J JJ 





30 



61 



5 4 



23 



J> 



5> J» 





30 



61 



5 8 



22 



5> 



55 55 





30 



25 



1 6 



y 



5J 



Beautiful small tree. 



J. magnifica 



30 



50 



3 6 



11 





Vigorous and thriving. 





35 



77 



6 8 



25 



5J 



55 55 





6b 



35 



3 0 



11 





55 55 



„ nobilis 



35 



65 



5 9 



24 





J5 55 



„ Nordmanniana . . . 



35 



57 



4 10 



22 



N. 



55 55 



,, orientalis 



35 



50 



3 3 



12 



S. 



Fine ornamental tree. 



,, Pattoniana 



30 



30 



3 0 



14 



N. 



Beautiful tree. 





30 



25 



3 0 



14 



S. 



„ slow growing. 



„ PinsaDO 



30 



26 



3 2 



18 



5> 







30 



36 



2 8 



12 



J> 



Fairly hardy; thrives well. 



Araucaria imbricata 



30 



30 



2 2 



17 



>' 



Thriving ; very ornamntl 



Cupressus Lawsoniana ... 



30 



36 



3 4 



14 



N. 



Very hardy & ornamental. 





30 



45 



4 0 



15 



5> 



Doing fairly well. 





30 



70 



5 3 



21 



?> 



Vigorous ; fine tree. 



Taxodium sempervirens 



30 



42 



3 2 i 



17 



s. 



Doing well in shelter. 





30 



48 



2 6 1 



15 





Fine fast-growing tree. 



Wellingtonia gigantea . . . 



30 



45 



r 2j 



16 



5> 



Doing well ; healthy. 



General Kemarks. — The trees mentioned in the above list comprise the 

 •finest of the numerous species of Conifers growing on this estate. The fastest 

 •growers are Abies Alhertiaoia, A. Douylasii, A. (jrandis, A. Menziesii, A. nobilis, 

 and Pi7ius monticola; and closely follownng them in vigour and rapidity of 

 growth are Abies cejjlialoniea, A. concolor, A. magnifica, A. Nordmianniana, 

 A. orientalis, and Thuya gigantea. Abies Pattoniana and A. HooTieriana are to 

 all appearances here the same species, and both thrive well and make very 

 beautiful slow-growing trees. Abies Morinda, A. Pi?idrow, and A. Webbiana sxe 

 fairly hardy and interesting trees at this altitude. Abies Fraserii and Pinus 

 ^Strobus fail to thrive after 15 to 20 years' growth. The Araucaria, Taxodium, 

 and Wellingtonia do fairly well, and are quite healthy. Lawson's Cypress does 

 well everywhere, and is one of the hardiest of Conifers. 



