asked the Minister for Lands if he will state the result of the autumn check in the nurseries of the Forestry Section, giving the count and age of each species.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Autumn Check in Forestry Nurseries.
88.
The information sought by the Deputy is given in a tabular statement which I propose, with the permission of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, to circulate with the official report.
Following is the statement:
AUTUMN COUNT OF STATE FORESTS NURSERY STOCK, 1959
(A) SEEDLINGS
|
Species |
1-Year |
2-Year |
Total |
|
Scots Pine |
2,751,800 |
4,653,700 |
7,405,500 |
|
Corsican Pine |
— |
1,337,500 |
1,337,500 |
|
Pinus Contorta |
1,169,500 |
8,842,300 |
10,011,800 |
|
European Larch |
43,400 |
1,002,900 |
1,046,300 |
|
Japanese Larch |
369,400 |
1,267,500 |
1,636,900 |
|
Sitka Spruce |
8,063,300 |
37,656,600 |
45,719,900 |
|
Norway Spruce |
5,500,200 |
7,321,200 |
12,821,400 |
|
Silver firs |
388,000 |
— |
388,000 |
|
Abies grandis |
414,000 |
1,228,900 |
1,642,900 |
|
Abies nobilis |
3,538,900 |
2,763,100 |
6,302,000 |
|
Pinus insignis |
481,500 |
34,000 |
515,500 |
|
Douglas fir |
1,715,200 |
564,100 |
2,279,300 |
|
Miscellaneous Conifers |
763,100 |
614,500 |
1,377,600 |
|
TOTAL CONIFERS |
25,198,300 |
67,286,300 |
92,484,600 |
|
Ash |
91,900 |
9,500 |
101,400 |
|
Beech |
97,900 |
— |
97,900 |
|
Oak |
607,635 |
— |
607,635 |
|
Sycamore |
533,000 |
— |
533,000 |
|
Elm |
1,500 |
— |
1,500 |
|
Miscellaneous Hardwoods |
1,597,080 |
— |
1,597,080 |
|
TOTAL HARDWOODS |
2,929,015 |
9,500 |
2,938,515 |
|
GRAND TOTAL: (ALL SPECIES) |
28,127,315 |
67,295,800 |
95,423,115 |
(B) TRANSPLANTS
|
Species |
Plants fit for planting |
Immature Plants |
Gross Total |
||||
|
2-year |
3-year |
4-year and over |
Total |
Retained in lines |
Relined |
||
|
Scots Pine |
175,000 |
1,125,100 |
134,500 |
1,434,600 |
100,000 |
406,300 |
1,940,900 |
|
Corsican Pine |
7,500 |
395,300 |
424,300 |
827,100 |
56,000 |
360,100 |
1,243,200 |
|
Pinus Contorta |
9,209,400 |
2,107,200 |
333,300 |
11,649,900 |
13,200 |
4,032,800 |
15,695,900 |
|
European larch |
3,000 |
159,800 |
56,700 |
219,500 |
— |
42,100 |
261,600 |
|
Japanese larch |
1,254,600 |
389,500 |
24,300 |
1,668,400 |
— |
435,000 |
2,103,400 |
|
Sitka spruce |
— |
10,201,000 |
7,526,100 |
17,727,100 |
1,313,200 |
4,277,800 |
23,318,100 |
|
Norway spruce |
— |
10,000 |
8,419,000 |
8,429,000 |
2,252,200 |
1,305,200 |
11,986,400 |
|
Silver firs |
— |
17,740 |
110,300 |
128,040 |
34,600 |
26,200 |
188,840 |
|
Abies grandis |
— |
610,700 |
202,700 |
813,400 |
— |
221,700 |
1,035,100 |
|
Abies nobilis |
290,000 |
127,300 |
166,900 |
584,200 |
614,500 |
635,450 |
1,834,150 |
|
Pinus insignis |
252,600 |
94,800 |
5,200 |
352,600 |
9,000 |
11,600 |
373,200 |
|
Douglas fir |
84,700 |
326,750 |
47,400 |
458,850 |
— |
161,800 |
620,650 |
|
Miscellaneous conifers |
40,800 |
665,700 |
43,700 |
750,200 |
190,800 |
285,300 |
1,226,300 |
|
TOTAL CONIFERS |
11,317,600 |
16,230,890 |
17,494,400 |
45,042,890 |
4,583,500 |
12,201,350 |
61,827,740 |
|
Ash |
10,700 |
89,400 |
35,400 |
135,500 |
— |
69,500 |
205,000 |
|
Beech |
— |
2,277,600 |
1,100 |
2,278,700 |
— |
141,000 |
2,419,700 |
|
Oak |
30,135 |
141,390 |
— |
171,525 |
— |
7,000 |
178,525 |
|
Sycamore |
15,000 |
47,600 |
20,600 |
83,200 |
— |
18,400 |
101,600 |
|
Elm |
4,200 |
— |
73,100 |
77,300 |
— |
1,700 |
79,000 |
|
Miscellaneous Hardwoods |
232,583 |
14,894 |
33,200 |
280,677 |
— |
450 |
281,127 |
|
TOTAL HARDWOODS |
292,618 |
2,570,884 |
163,400 |
3,026,902 |
— |
238,050 |
3,264,952 |
|
GRAND TOTAL (ALL SPECIES) |
11,610,218 |
18,801,774 |
17,657,800 |
48,069,792 |
4,583,500 |
12,439,400 |
65,092,692 |