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APPENDIX D. Schedule of Measurements of Trees growing in New Zealand Plantations.

Name of Tree. Name of Tree. i Age. Girth at 5 ft. from Ground Approximate Height in Feet. Locality. Distance Height from abave Sea. Sea-level J Quality of Soil. Whether Grown in an Exposed or Sheltered Situation. I Measured by Remarks. Eucalyptus numerosa .. '• i Years. Waitati Miles. I Ft. \ 100 Clav .. Sheltered \ 100 „ | 100 \ 100 .. 40 1,200 48 2,500] Small gravel from ) 48 .. ( schist ) " 48 , 2,500 Ditto 48 ' 2,500 „ 30 400 I Good 30 400 30 400 50 1,000 Pumiceous . . ,. 50 1,000 10 40 Alluvial J 20 I 20 6 20 Sandv loam .. Exposed position 6 20 6 20 i 8 250 • ., .. 5 230 5 230 5 j 230 50 230 Good soil 50 280 | „ 50 280 „ .. j | 30 ; Modified pumice I 1 30 ' I 30 i ; 30 100 yds 14 28iin. 20J in. 9Jin. 26 in. 9J in. 8J in. 24 in. 19Jin. 43| in. 23Jin. 46 in. 57 in. lift. 6in. 26 in. 41 in. 39 in. 8 ft. 8 in. 7 ft. 8 in. 12ft. llin. 12 ft. 10 in. 2 ft. 4 in. 7 ft. 8 in. Phillips Turner) On margin of clump of lelf „ f sown_trees. I In middle of same clump. >> ■ • 15 Gimmerburn 14 30 Te Kapo 25 European larch :: Interior of plantation. Pinus radiata „ austriaca Pinus Murrayana , Pseudotsuga Douglasii .. Pinus radiata Eucalyptus viminalis .. 15 15 15 15 25 30 40 17 17 20 50 Greendaie .. 70 123 60 Rotorua 60 30 Whangarei 70 Auckland 70 60 Parawanui 58 40 150 Pickwick Plantation, near Wanganui .. ! St. John's Hill, Wanganui 45 45 100 Trecarne, Cambridge 100 ,, I Interior of plantation. „ Interior of belt. T. W. Adams.. Exterior of plantation. Phillips Turner Interior of plantation. ,, Exterior of plantation. T. W. Adams. . Robinia pseudo-acaeia .. Gupressus macrocarpa .. Eucalyptus globulus 56 45 C. Murdoch . . ] .'. Robinia pseudo-acacia . . Pinus radiata „ ponderosa Cupressus sempervirens 10 ft. 6 in. 3 ft. 6 in. 2 ft. 6 ft. 10 in. 6 ft. 8 in. 14 ft. 7 in. lift. 8in. 6 ft. 3 in. 2 ft. 6 in. 10 ft. 2 in. 17 ft. 7 in. ,, . . Could only see the stump of th< „ .. tree, having been felled som< „ .. years. S. I. Clark .. Eucalyptus Macarthuri 35 35 39 Arauearia excelsa „ Bidwilli Elm about 60 60 70 125 Tauranga 60 60 80 80 ,, .. | Populus tremula " ,. .. i Supposed be the largest it I New Zealand. Black walnut Eucalyptus globulus 45 5 ft. 7 in. 7 ft. 6 in. 115 Hillersden Estate, Marlborough 115 Ditto 115 „ 115 „ 90 Queen stown lOOydsj 14 | 15 ■ • Good soil 15 15 15 .. : 1.100 : Mica schist Sheltered gravel 1,100 Ditto 1,100 25 141 Good .. Rather exposed. . H. D.M. HaszaVd 45 45 45 ! 30 9 ft. 9 in. 9 ft. 5 ft. 9 ft, . . i Pinus radiata T. W. Adams. . Larix europaea Poplar Pinus radiata Eucalyptus Macarthuri 25 30 30 30 I 27 4 ft, 9 in. 8 ft, 6 in. lift. 2in. 9 ft. 10 in. 9 ft. 10 in. [ 45 70 100 Ruakura 90 123 Phillips Turner j i ,i ! I |