In experiments undertaken at Wendelstein near Nuremberg, 1929-37, the treatment of extremely lime-deficient soils with varying applications (2, 000-5, 000 kg./ha.) of quicklime and chalk did not produce any response in Pine seedlings during the 8 years following liming and sowing. On the other...

A reprint of the 1934 instructions issued by the State Forest Administration, which inaugurated a campaign of heavier thinnings in State forests. KEYWORDS: Thinnings

KEYWORDS: Salix alba var. coerulea

The Division of Forest Aviation at the Central Forestry Research Institute has prepared this publication dealing in six chapters with various aspects of the subject. It includes a description of the routine followed in the years 1933-5 when some 55, 000, 000 ha. of forest territory were surveyed in ...

Olea cuspidata is the most important tree of the subtropical dry evergreen forest of the Western Himalayan foot-hills, being valued for its general utility and the efficient protection it affords to the soil. The hard and durable wood is used for a variety of purposes and makes excellent fuel; the...

An account of the distribution, habitat, and silvicultural characters of Phulahi. The tree is useful for several reasons: it is extremely resistant to drought and frost, yields good fuel and fodder, and is an excellent nurse for Olive (Olea cuspidata). Natural regeneration is unsatisfactory....

Sample plots were made in the Eberstadt forest near Darmstadt to study the growth conditions in Pine woods managed under the high-forest-with-standards system. The area affected by the shade of the crowns of the standards was equal to 7-8 times the area occupied by the crowns themselves in the case ...

This is a synthesis of the author's papers on the selection system published in the Schweizeruche Zeitsthrift fur Forstwirtschaft since 1915. It deals with the various aspects of selection forestry, such as the history of the selection idea and its recent revival; an explanation of what is meant by ...

Chemical analysis of 1-year-old and 2-year-old Pinus radiata nursery plants indicates that the mineral and nitrogen content is greatest in the leaves, least in the roots, and the stems are intermediate. As a tree grows older the young needles become poorer in lime, phosphoric acid, soda, chlorine,...

The region is described as to topography, drainage, geology, soil, and climate. Three plant formations are present in the area studied: 1. The sub-tropical rain forest is a tall, dense, complex forest with a continuous and conspicuous tree stratum and scanty shrub and herb strata. It is found in...