§ 35. Mr. Hardyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the approximate number of trees planted by the Forestry Commission in 1970, and the number of each of the six varieties of trees most frequently planted by the Commission.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartThe latest available statistics are for the year ended 31st March, 1970, when the Forestry Commission planted about 64 million trees.
60WThe species most used were Sitka spruce (33 million), Lodgepole pine (14 million), Corsican pine (4 million), Norway spruce (3 million), Scots pine (2 million) and Douglas fir (1.8 million).
§ Mr. Hardyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total number of acres in which trees were planted by the Forestry Commission in 1970, and the number of acres in England and in Wales in which trees were planted in that year.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartIn the year ended 31st March, 1971, the Forestry Commission planted and restocked about 70,000 acres of which 13,300 acres were in England and 8,200 acres in Wales.