asked the Minister for Lands if he will state the result of the autumn check in the Forestry Division nurseries.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Check on 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:—
AUTUMN COUNT OF STATE FOREST NURSERY STOCK, 1958
(A) SEEDLINGS
|
Species |
1 Year Seedlings |
2 Year Seedlings |
Total |
|
Scots Pine |
5,493,100 |
1,592,000 |
7,085,100 |
|
Corsican Pine |
2,013,100 |
64,500 |
2,077,600 |
|
Pinus Contorta |
29,366,300 |
420,800 |
29,787,100 |
|
European Larch |
1,521,000 |
653,500 |
2,174,500 |
|
Japanese Larch |
3,996,300 |
153,700 |
4,150,000 |
|
Sitka Spruce |
42,446,564 |
19,309,600 |
61,756,164 |
|
Norway Spruce |
8,353,300 |
2,568,500 |
10,921,800 |
|
Silver Fir |
— |
128,480 |
128,480 |
|
Abies grandis |
1,309,900 |
1,258,400 |
2,568,300 |
|
Abies nobilis |
5,133,400 |
229,400 |
5,362,800 |
|
Pinus insignis |
468,200 |
— |
468,200 |
|
Douglas Fir |
861,800 |
279,500 |
1,141,300 |
|
Miscellaneous conifers |
744,400 |
1,251,000 |
1,955,400 |
|
Total conifers |
101,707,364 |
27,909,380 |
129,616,744 |
|
Ash |
80,500 |
35,640 |
116,140 |
|
Beech |
— |
— |
— |
|
Oak |
372,000 |
— |
372,000 |
|
Sycamore |
— |
— |
— |
|
Elm |
31,800 |
— |
31,800 |
|
Miscellaneous hardwoods |
102,400 |
17,600 |
120,000 |
|
Total Hardwoods |
586,700 |
53,240 |
639,940 |
|
GRAND TOTALS |
102,294,064 |
27,962,620 |
130,256,684 |
(B) TRANSPLANTS
|
Species |
Plants fit for Planting |
Plants being retained in lines |
Plants being relined |
Total |
||
|
2 years |
3 years |
4 years and over |
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|
Scots Pine |
72,000 |
1,748,500 |
385,400 |
12,500 |
726,700 |
2,945,100 |
|
Corsican Pine |
335,200 |
903,500 |
177,000 |
9,300 |
575,800 |
2,000,800 |
|
Pinus Contorta |
2,234,400 |
7,408,300 |
3,498,300 |
207,000 |
1,484,200 |
14,832,200 |
|
European Larch |
55,000 |
220,300 |
41,600 |
— |
51,000 |
367,900 |
|
Japanese Larch |
407,400 |
666,900 |
— |
— |
310,200 |
1,384,500 |
|
Sitka Spruce |
— |
11,807,600 |
6,044,400 |
3,122,600 |
7,432,200 |
28,406,800 |
|
Norway Spruce |
— |
— |
5,254,600 |
7,714,300 |
1,029,000 |
13,997,900 |
|
Silver Fir |
9,000 |
96,300 |
25,600 |
62,800 |
97,500 |
291,200 |
|
Abies grandis |
— |
360,500 |
70,440 |
15,500 |
93,800 |
540,240 |
|
Abies nobilis |
700 |
795,200 |
15,000 |
82,800 |
131,950 |
1,025,650 |
|
Pinus insignis |
407,400 |
102,050 |
2,000 |
— |
57,400 |
568,850 |
|
Douglas Fir |
211,500 |
396,700 |
5,000 |
— |
221,000 |
834,200 |
|
Miscellaneous conifers |
59,500 |
198,100 |
183,700 |
206,000 |
76,000 |
723,300 |
|
Total conifers |
3,792,100 |
24,703,950 |
15,703,040 |
11,432,800 |
12,286,750 |
67,918,640 |
|
Ash |
31,600 |
65,200 |
40,800 |
— |
77,500 |
215,100 |
|
Beech |
2,770,100 |
56,000 |
16,800 |
— |
1,089,100 |
3,932,000 |
|
Oak |
627,200 |
2,600 |
4,600 |
— |
53,000 |
687,400 |
|
Sycamore |
99,400 |
800 |
100 |
— |
15,000 |
115,300 |
|
Elm |
500 |
94,800 |
— |
— |
500 |
95,800 |
|
Miscellaneous hardwoods |
144,263 |
17,023 |
11,713 |
— |
15,755 |
188,754 |
|
Total hardwoods |
3,673,063 |
236,423 |
74,013 |
— |
1,250,855 |
5,234,354 |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
7,465,163 |
24,940,373 |
15,777,053 |
11,432,800 |
13,537,605 |
73,152,994 |