Report on the trees of Fairmount parkA study of the trees growing naturally in the park forests and of those planted for shade or decorative purposes . Woodland walk near Chamounix. Very beautiful in its wild, pictur-esque character, but needing attention if this beauty is to be enjoyed bythe next generation. Young saplings should be set out in every openingand an undergrowth established. doing fairly well. They might well, therefore, be plantedregularly in such positions to relieve the somberness of thewinter forest landscapes. Where sprout growth or coppice occurs, as at Beech wood, 30 the t
Report on the trees of Fairmount parkA study of the trees growing naturally in the park forests and of those planted for shade or decorative purposes . Woodland walk near Chamounix. Very beautiful in its wild, pictur-esque character, but needing attention if this beauty is to be enjoyed bythe next generation. Young saplings should be set out in every openingand an undergrowth established. doing fairly well. They might well, therefore, be plantedregularly in such positions to relieve the somberness of thewinter forest landscapes. Where sprout growth or coppice occurs, as at Beech wood, 30 the trees should gradually be thinned out, and the spacessomade filled with healthy seedling trees, as the sprout growthsare both short-lived and uninteresting. In a number of cases a considerable improvement couldalso be made by developing the second forest growth through. View in West Park, showing charming effect of native shrubs massedon the edges of the forest. They also help the trees by preserving themoisture. the woodlands of smaller shade-enduring trees, such as Dog-wood, Judas, and Silver Bell. The sprays of the flowers ofthese trees gleaming through the forest aisles at each seasonsopening is one of the glorious features of our native land-scapes, and the value of this second cover to the forest trees 31 above is well recognized abroad. I recall seeing thousandsof young Hornbeams so set out through the woods of thechief park in Brussels for this purpose. Several new woodlands can also be founded to good ad-vantage to compensate for the gradual shrinkage of the oldones, choosing preferably sites in which the screen of trees willblock out unsightly objects. I believe the work outlined above is of great and pressingimportance, and absolutely essential if the forest propertyunder the Commissions charge is to be preserved. Theinsects attacking the
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