THE EARL OF MANSFIELDasked His Majesty's Government whether they will state, in pounds avoirdupois, the amount of seed of each variety of tree imported into this country by the Forestry Commission in each of the last three years, and what proportion of these seeds has been made available to nurserymen and private persons; also how many young trees, and of which species, have been disposed of by the Commission over the same period to nurserymen for re-sale to owners of woodlands needing them to replant their felled areas.
§ THE JOINT PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (THE EARL OF HUNTINGDON)The desired information is set out in the following tables:
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PLANTS SOLD BY FORESTY COMMISSION TO NURSEYMEN FOR RE-SALE TO OWNER OF PRIVATE WOODLANDS Number in 1000:Trans=Transplants: Sdlgs. =Seedlings Species Seasons Totals 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 Trans. Sdlgs. Trans. Sdlgs. Trans. Sdlgs. Trans. Sdlgs. CONIFERS— Scots Pine 2041 — 247 9 2,437 3,968 4,725 3,977 Corsican Pine — — — — 5 578 5 578 European Larch 1,338 365 1,058 1,488 697 22 3,093 1,875 Japanese Larch 1,179 — — — — — 1,179 — Douglas Fir 54 — — — 891 166 945 166 Norway Spruce 2,496 38 1,801 2,402 4,722 4,291 9,019 6,731 Sitka Spruce 160 — 228 1,038 136 976 524 2,014 Others 14 — 15 — 67 — 96 — TOTAL CONIFERS 7,282 403 3,349 4,937 8,955 10,001 19,586 15,341 BROADLEAVED— Ash — — — — 6 89 6 89 Beech 5 — 288 — — — 293 — Birch 60 27 22 — — — 82 27 Oak — — — 275 — 32 — 307 TOTAL BROADLEAVED 65 27 310 275 6 121 381 423 GRAND TOTAL 7,347 430 3,659 5,212 8,961 10,122 19,967 15,764 House adjourned at seven o'clock.
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