PLANTING OF TREES
OBJECTION TO BLACK
WATTLES
(Special to the "Evening Post.")
MASTERTON, This Day. The planting of river banks and other waste lands with black wattles was recently suggested by the Masterton Beautifying Society, but it is not likely that the scheme will be proceeded with, in view of a letter that has come to hand from a forestry expert on the matter.
Mr. E. Phillips Turner, lato Director of Forestry, has written drawing the attention of the council to the fact that the wattle was particularly liable to attack from a certain disease, and that he could not recommend its planting. Trees of this kind at present growing here have been found to be affected.
Permission was given to plant a number of wattles on an area along the banks of the Waipoua River, and about two hundred were put in before this letter was received.
It lias been pointed out that the borough, waterworks section at Kaituna, an area of about 120 acres, would be an admirable one for tree-planting, but this is at present held under a lease which has a considerable period to run.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 57, 5 September 1934, Page 11
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PLANTING OF TREES
Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 57, 5 September 1934, Page 11
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