Certain features of German forestry by House Homer Doliver 1878-

Author:House, Homer Doliver, 1878- [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Forests and forestry
Publisher: Albany, The University of the state of New York
Published: 1915-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

was planted Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga taxifolia). The largest of the redwoods are now 30 inches in diameter and bear an abundance of cones nearly every year. According to information from an employee of Conrad Apple's seed firm in Darmstadt, the seeds from these redwoods possess less than 4 per cent of germination. As producers of timber, most of the American conifers in cultivation on this estate must be regarded as failures, not because of slow growth, for most of them have made phenomenal growth in the past 60 years, but because they were planted too far apart and are covered with branches nearly to the ground in addition to possessing more than the usual taper at the base.

On this estate are to be seen some fine plantations which, aside from the faults noted above, give an excellent idea of the wide range of species which can be grown in the climate of the Rhine valley. They include:

Pinus monticola Dougl. " lambertiana Dougl. " ponderosa Laws. " Jeffrey! " Ore. Com." " austriaca Hoss. Picea sitchensis {Bong.) Trautv. & Mayer . Abies concolor (Gord.) Parry " cephalonica Lond. " pinsapo Boiss. Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. Pseudotsuga taxifolia {Lam.) Britt. Sequoia washingtoniana {Winsl.) Sudw. Libocedrus decurrens Torr. Thuya plicata Don Chamaecyparis lawsoniana {Murr.) Pari.

" nootkatensis {Lamb.) Spach.

Tumion californicum {Torr.) Greene Many other trees are represented by groups or scattered individuals. While most of the species are American, there is a good representation of oriental and Japanese conifers. The coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb.) Endl.) would hardly be expected to succeed in Germany, in spite of which fact there is a clump of half a dozen trees in a sheltered situation at Weinheim which might be said to be existing, as they show little vigor and some have died. The largest one has produced a few

cones.

6 TRIPPSTATT IN THE PALATINATE

The Palatinate is a beautiful rolling country west of Mannheim and the Rhine and belongs to Bavaria. The eastern portion is

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