asked the Minister for Lands if he will state what acreage the forestry division propose to plant in the present planting season and the acreage in each county which it is proposed to plant.
Questions— Written Answers. - Afforestation Programme.
The area proposed to be planted during the present planting season is approximately 14,600 acres. As the rest of the reply is in the form of a statement I propose with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle to have it circulated in the Official Report.
(Tabular statement—see col. 427.)
asked the Minister for Lands if he will state the number of each species of tree in the Forestry Division's nurseries as ascertained in the autumn count this year according to age.
Following is the reply:—
AUGUST COUNT 1951
SUMMARY TRANSPLANTS
|
Species |
2 years |
3 years |
4 years and over |
Total |
|
Scots Pine |
2,431,000 |
5,566,000 |
329,000 |
8,526,000 |
|
Corsican Pine |
1,354,000 |
344,000 |
5,000 |
1,703,000 |
|
Pinus Contorta |
4,132,000 |
265,000 |
22,000 |
4,419,000 |
|
European Larch |
366,000 |
1,417,000 |
676,000 |
2,459,000 |
|
Japanese Larch |
2,683,000 |
111,000 |
—— |
2,794,000 |
|
Sitka Spruce |
—— |
2,857,000 |
3,805,000 |
6,662,000 |
|
Norway Spruce |
—— |
4,581,000 |
3,290,000 |
9,871,000 |
|
Silver Firs |
—— |
70,000 |
30,000 |
100,000 |
|
Lawson Cypress |
—— |
60,000 |
10,000 |
70,000 |
|
Pinus Insignis |
260,000 |
16,000 |
—— |
376,000 |
|
Miscellaneous Conifers |
84,000 |
756,000 |
—— |
840,000 |
|
Total Conifers |
11,410,000 |
16,043,000 |
10,367,000 |
37,820,000 |
|
Ash |
—— |
223,000 |
409,000 |
632,000 |
|
Beech |
814,000 |
19,000 |
4,000 |
837,000 |
|
Oak |
344,000 |
296,000 |
1,000 |
641,000 |
|
Miscellaneous Hardwoods |
—— |
—— |
—— |
—— |
|
Total Hardwoods |
1,158,000 |
538,000 |
414,000 |
2,110,000 |
|
Gross Total Transplants |
12,568,000 |
16,581,000 |
10,781,000 |
39,930,000 |
|
SUMMARY |
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|
Transplant stocks |
39,930,000 |
||
|
Seedling stocks |
122,690,000 |
||
|
Grand Total |
162,620,000 plants |