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134 SOCIETY ACTIVITIES The easiest species be it flora or animal is what has been indigenous for centuries and to manage the habitat of that particular species with three aims in mind: 1. Resource Management. 2. Protection of a crop. 3. Species Management. P.O'Halloran. Friday, 18th May, - Morning. The last day of our visit to Scotland commenced with our arrival at Scone Palace, two miles north of Perth, and home of the Earls of Mansfield. Our President, Mr. Mulloy introduced Mr. Farquhar, Factor of Scone and Mr. Taylor, Woodlands Manager, as well at the President and immediate Past President of The Royal Scottish Forestry Society. Mr. Taylor gave us a brief outline of the history of the estate, which has 1,5()() acres of woodland (80% conifer, 20% broadleaf). He also detailed the various silvicultural activities currently being carried out on the estate. Our next stop was a visit to the nearby pinetum, which dates back to 1848. Near the pinetum stands a Douglas fir, grown from the original seed sent back to Scotland by Sir David Douglas in 1834. (It is interesting to note that Douglas was a one-time gardener on the estate at Scone). Most specimen trees in the pinetum have come from Japan and North America. E. Lynch. Friday, 18th May - Afternoon - Scone Palace. After a most enjoyable lunch at the palace the party travelled to the estate sawmill where Mr. Taylor gave a brief account of the work being undertaken. The mill unit consists of two self feed rack benches and one push bench. Approximately 5,000 sawn cubic feet, mainly in the form of stake material, is produced every year from thinnings and other fellings on the estate. The sawn material is used on the estate, mainly in the upkeep of fences etc. Our next stop was at a site which originally comprised heavy scrub and rhododendron. In 1953 lanes were cleared and spaced groups of oak were planted in a matrix of Japanese larch. The larch rapidly outgrew the oak and was removed in 1974. Once the stand was opened up the rhododendron and scrub species began to recolonise the area. Part ofthe area has been cleaned up to give wide spaced oak and the character of the stand is now of an oak/larch mixture. It has been decided to underplant this crop and the matter of selecting the right species was discussed at length. Most of the party favoured the use of hardwoods especially beech because of its capacity to withstand shade. Norway spruce was suggested as a suitable alternative. It would keep the oak "clean" preventing the growth of epicormic shoots and should provide some material for Christmas trees. The party then moved on foot to a 7ha plot, reforested in 1977 using Sitka spruce with a few patches of Norway spruce and Douglas fir. Previously the site covered a crop of P/22 Norway spruce which suffered repeated attacks of Adelges viridis and had to be removed. Mr. Taylot informed us that prior to reforestation the ares was extremely wet and was drained by a wheeled Hymac digger. The young crop looked very promising and many in the party felt that the local estimate of yield class 16-18 was low. Establishment costs were queried, and a figure of approximately £425 per ha was given. The necessity to fence against rabbits and to fence out a public right-of-way
SOCIETY ACfIVITIES 135 traversing the area accounted for the fact that fencing alone cost £286 per ha. Plants were provided from a nursery on the estate and were costed at £24 per 1,000. It was agreed by all that the control of weeds in this crop should little in the foreseeable future. Our final stop was in an area of hardwood scrub. Here, representatives of Hyett Adams, distributors of Husquarna Saws, gave a demonstration on the uses of the Husquarna 140 and 165 clearing saws. Mr. P. Fimerty on behalf of the Society of Irish Foresters thanked Mr. Farquhar and Mr. Taylor of Scone Palace for allowing us to visit the estate, for giving so generously of their time and sharing with us their experiences and problems. 1. Desmond. STUDY TOUR PARTICIPANTS 1979 'Clotworthy R. 'Collen L. 'Collen Mrs. Connelly J. 'Connelly Monica ConwayM. Cosgrave Myles 'Cosgrave Mrs. Cronin J. ConwayM. DesmondJ. DoolanP. FarmerC. Finnerty P. FlemingJ. FogartyM. 'Furlong Lily GallagherD. Gardiner 1. Dr. 'Glennon Paddy 'Glennon Mrs. Hanley 1. HennessyM. Hutchinson K. Joyce E. Kilbride 1. Lynagh E. MannionT. Mulloy F. McGuinness, T. O'BrienM. O'Callaghan P. O'Flanagan L. O'Halloran P. O'Halloran T. O'ReganT. O'Sullivan D. Purcell T. Shekleton F. ,Tottenham R. ,Tottenham 1. (Mrs.) VerlingP. 'VanderWeIA. WhyteJ. 'Associate Members.
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