asked the Minister for Lands if he will state the number and age of each species of tree standing in Forestry Branch nurseries this autumn.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Trees in Forestry Nurseries.
The reply to this question is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
AUGUST COUNT, 1957
|
Species |
Plants fit for Planting |
Plants being retained in Lines |
Plants being Relined |
Total |
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|
2 yrs. |
3 yrs. |
4 yrs. and over |
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|
Scots Pine |
551,500 |
2,130,500 |
332,000 |
25,000 |
1,199,200 |
4,238,200 |
|
Corsican Pine |
795,200 |
655,200 |
22,000 |
48,300 |
753,300 |
2,274,000 |
|
Pinus Contorta |
3,583,700 |
13,151,300 |
73,800 |
76,000 |
1,779,80 |
18,664,60 |
|
European Larch |
92,100 |
308,300 |
50,400 |
45,000 |
210,300 |
706,100 |
|
Japanese Larch |
1,519,100 |
120,100 |
44,800 |
— |
863,500 |
2,547,500 |
|
Sitka Spruce |
— |
12,043,900 |
2,156,100 |
1,273,500 |
5,667,300 |
21,140,800 |
|
Norway Spruce |
— |
124,000 |
4,269,900 |
3,341,400 |
559,100 |
8,294,400 |
|
Silver Fir |
— |
7,200 |
167,600 |
11,980 |
32,400 |
219,180 |
|
Pinus Insignis |
459,000 |
22,700 |
57,000 |
538,700 |
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|
Misc. Conifers |
466,200 |
609,900 |
199,500 |
126,650 |
420,040 |
1,822,300 |
|
Total Conifers |
7,466,800 |
29,173,100 |
7,316,100 |
4,947,830 |
11,541,950 |
60,445,780 |
|
Ash |
63,500 |
27,800 |
68,000 |
67,200 |
226,500 |
|
|
Beech |
43,600 |
165,000 |
45,100 |
42,900 |
296,600 |
|
|
Oak |
3,600 |
— |
2,100 |
— |
53,000 |
58,700 |
|
Misc. Hardwoods |
212,700 |
860,900 |
19,000 |
— |
512,285 |
1,604,885 |
|
Total Hardwoods |
323,400 |
1,053,700 |
134,200 |
— |
675,385 |
2,186,685 |
|
Grand Totals: |
7,790,200 |
30,226,800 |
7,450,300 |
4,947,830 |
12,217,335 |
62,632,465 |
AGUST COUNT, 1957
SEEDLINGS.
|
Species |
1-year Seedlings |
2-year Seedlings |
Total |
|
Soots Pine |
2,352,400 |
1,426,600 |
3,779,000 |
|
Corsican Piae |
1,120,30 |
246,200 |
1,366,500 |
|
Pinus Conturta |
4,429,500 |
4,845,500 |
9,276,000 |
|
European Larch |
720,390 |
279,100 |
1,017,400 |
|
Japanese Larch |
1,240,700 |
230,000 |
1,170,700 |
|
Sitka Spruce |
20,692,50 |
21,786,200 |
42,478,700 |
|
Norway Spruce |
2,832,800 |
8,861,00 |
11,693,300 |
|
Silver Fir |
472,2 |
359,500 |
831,700 |
|
Pinus Insignis |
854,300 |
96 |
950,300 |
|
Misc. Conifers |
4,743,600 |
2,479,100 |
7,222,700 |
|
Total Conifers |
39,458,60 |
40,628,200 |
60,086,800 |
|
Ash |
119,8 |
33,600 |
153,400 |
|
Beech |
4,491,200 |
—— |
4,491,200 |
|
Oak |
475,500 |
—— |
475,500 |
|
Misc. Hardwoods |
396,500 |
—— |
396,500 |
|
Total Hardwoods |
5,488,000 |
83,600 |
5,516,600 |
|
Grand Totals |
44,941,600 |
40,661,800 |
85,603,400 |