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    [Archive] Principal butt rots of conifers
    Lead Author: R.J. Gladman
    This booklet is planned as a forester’s guide to the recognition of the three most common and damaging decays of standing conifers in Great Britain. The fungi that cause these rots are the basidiomycetes Heterobasidion annosum (formerly known as Fomes annosus), Armillaria mellea, and Polyporus schweinitzii. They are primary root rotting organisms, infection usually beginning in the […]
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    [Archive] Extraction of conifer thinnings
    Lead Author: R. E. Crowther
    Extraction accounts for between 25 per cent, and 75 per cent, of the total costs of production, that is all costs up to roadside ready for despatch, but excluding growing the trees; this percentage, however, depends on the amount of conversion (crosscutting and peeling) and the length and difficulty of the extraction. For this reason, […]
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    [Archive] Forestry Practice (8th edition)
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    A summary of methods of establishing forest nurseries and plantations with advice on other forestry questions for owners, agents and foresters.
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    [Archive] Felling and converting thinnings by hand
    Lead Author: R. E. Crowther
    The Work Study Section of the Forestry Commission has now (1963) been working on production operations for six years and this is a record of sound working methods observed during this period. The credit for developing these methods is due to Forest Workers and Foresters in various parts of the country and the authors have […]
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    [Archive] Mycorrhizal associations and calluna heathland afforestation
    Lead Author: W.R.C. Handley
    Ever since its establishment in 1919, the Forestry Commission has taken an active interest in the afforestation of heathlands dominated by the common heather, Calluna vulgaris. These heaths hold a large reserve of plantable land, but are difficult areas for the good growth of most timber trees. Much research work has therefore been carried out […]
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    [Archive] Pruning conifers for the production of quality timber
    Lead Author: D.W. Henman
    Experimental pruning of conifer crops was begun by the Forestry Commission in 1931 and the results of the experiments have been assessed up to date, but the final assessment, that of the pruned timber, still lies in the future. The main purpose of this Bulletin is to indicate the extent of the experimental work done […]
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    [Archive] Aids to working conifer thinnings
    Lead Author: S. Forrester
    This booklet is intended as a guide to some items of equipment which may not be widely known, and particularly to some which have been developed only in the past few years. The purpose of these tools is mainly to make work easier — reducing the effort involved or making operations quicker. Many are intended […]
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    [Archive] Chalk downland afforestation
    Lead Author: R.F. Wood
    In 1961 the Forestry Commission had over 30 forests situated wholly or partly on chalk formations, scattered over the southern and eastern counties from Dorset to Kent and north to Yorkshire, while private estate owners are also engaged in the planting and management of extensive stretches of chalk down woodland. In 1927 the Commission began […]
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    [Archive] Cultivation of the cricket bat willow
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    Tree willows may be divided into two groups, according to the purpose for which the wood is to be utilised. One group contains trees which are pollarded with a view to the production of poles used principally for hurdles and rough fencing. The other group contains timber of larger size and under this category the […]
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    [Archive] Forestry Practice (7th edition)
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    A summary of methods of establishing forest nurseries and plantations with advice on other forestry questions for owners, agents and foresters.
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    [Archive] Exotic forest trees in Great Britain
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    This Bulletin is the response of Great Britain to the request of the Commonwealth Conference to produce a report on exotic trees in the British Isles.
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    [Archive] Tree root development on upland heaths
    Lead Author: C.W. Yeatman
    The investigation was initiated by the Forestry Commission as part of the programme of research into the afforestation of heathlands. The object of the investigation was to study the root development of coniferous forest crops on upland heaths to determine: (i) The relationships existing between the development of the root systems, the soils, and the […]