Tree Planting For Timber And Fuel | by C. B. Mcnaughton
A report on Tree Planting For Timber And Fuel is presented in this book.
| Title | Tree Planting For Timber And Fuel |
| Author | C. B. Mcnaughton |
| Publisher | Townshend Taylor And Snashall |
| Year | 1903 |
| Copyright | 1903, C. B. Mcnaughton |
A Municipal Undertaking. The Rust-En-Vrede Scheme At Oudtshoorn- (By C. B. Mcnaughton, Conservator of Forests, Midland Conservancy). In passing through Oudtshoorn late in May last I made enquiries as to whether the Town Council had yet seriously considered the a...
- General
- The scheme itself is one to be highly commended not only for the certain economic advantages, but also for the indirect benefits that the establishment of a large plantation of selected timber trees w...
- Propagation
- In planting up areas with forest trees the stock must either be purchased from a nursery or raised. According to the quantity required will be the economy of the two methods—other things being equal—b...
- Seeds
- Too much importance cannot be attached to this subject. The identity of the seeds is of the very first consideration as mistakes made are not easily detected until much valuable time has been wasted, ...
- Sowing Of Seeds
- The propagation of tree seeds is very similar to that of ordinary garden seeds and can be easily conducted by most gardeners. The main factor in successful propagation is the proper condition of the g...
- Planting Out
- In planting permanently the opportunity of an overcast and cloudy day should be taken and care should be observed that the root systems of the young transplants are not unnecessarily exposed as in a d...
- Rust-En-Vrede-Plantation Scheme
- Rust-en-Vrede is situated to the N.E. of Oudtshoorn and about 21 miles distant from it. It is connected with the town by a fairly good road for the most part—as far as the junction at Schoeman's Hoek—...
- Preliminary Works
- 1. Appointment Of A Superintendent The first matter is the appointment of a competent officer to take charge of the work. The Town Council has asked for a Government nomination as it appears the se...
- What To Plant
- What to plant is a question which must depend, apart from suitability to the factors of the locality, on the objects of the plantation. These objects I assume, would comprise :—good serviceable buildi...
- What To Plant. Continued
- The Robinia pseud-acacia which thrives in many parts of the Karroo, is treated similarly and the cultivation is almost identical, the objects being the same. The latter tree is more indifferent to dep...
- For Extensive Planting
- For extensive planting I would recommend the whole of the Eucalypts given, viz:—E. corynocalix, E. diversicolor, E. globulus E. tereticornis, E. sideroxylon, E. crebra, as they will all probably prove...
