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peculiar type of Anjan growth, viz., isolated blocks of practically pure 
Anjan in the pole stage, growing closely and thickly together. Old 
mature trees are few and far between, and where found are of small dimen- 
sions, and have invariably, at some time or other in their life, been pol- 
larded. That the present pole growth is the natural regeneration of a 
previously existing Anjan forest goes without saying, but the manner of 
its formation is a subject of much speculation. These Anjan areas appear 
to be a continuation from the south, northwards, of the areas already 
referred to at the western end of the main central branch of the Satpuras. 
Perhaps even more extraordinary are the areas outside the blocks of 
Glovernment forest now referred to. The ground is for the most part un- 
dulating, and much is unfit for cultivation. The Anjan here holds its 
own tenaciously, in spite of all that is done by grazing and felling to ex- 
terminate it. Its feathery green foliage is a peculiar feature of the land- 
scape in the hot season, long after all other species are leafless. The 
average height of a mature Anjan tree throughout these areas may be 
put at 40 feet, and its girth at 3 feet. 
We now come to the strip of broken and hilly ground bordering the 
Nerbudda, and extending to the extreme north-east of the district, con- 
stituting the Punasa and Chandgarh Ranges. We find the Anjan 
throughout this area, but always mixed with other species, never pure, 
the proportion of Anjan to other species being seldom more than 5 per 
cent. The patches of pure pole Anjan previously referred to are never 
found in this area, though natural regeneration is by no means absent. 
It must be remembered that here we are for the most part off the trap, 
and in place thereof have Vindhyan sandstones, conglomerates, granite, 
schists, and limestone. 
Most remarkable is the development of the Anjan in this area. No- 
where else in the district does the tree develop such proportions, both as 
regards height growth and girth. Mature trees with a height of from 80 
to 100 feet and a girth of from 6 to 10 feet are by no means uncommon, 
with a clean cylindrical bole of from 40 to 50 feet. 
Having now described the distribution of the Anjan with reference 
to the physical features and geology of the district, it remains to be seen 
what sylvicultural facts governing this distribution can be deduced there- 
from. This brings us to a consideration of the “ Locahty,” which, as 
every forester is aware, is the sylvicultural term employed to denote the 
active agencies of soil and climate in their relation to, and combined 
effect on, forest vegetation. 
