On the turfed banks below Taipo and Tsin Wan Roads, 40 lbs. of Pine seeds were sown broadcast.
One hundred and sixty seven trees, one year old, of Pinus massoniana were added to the small plantation at the Water Police Station, Tsim Sha Tsui.
Broad-leaved trees planted.
Shade and flowering trees used for roadside planting were Melia azedarach, Bischofia javanica, Ficus infectoria, Cassia fistula, Tristania conferta, Aleurites triloba, Albizzia lebbek, Poinciana regia, Erythrina indica, Bauhinia variegata, Paulownia fortunei, Celtis sinensis, Melaleuca leucadendron and Cinnamomum camphora; these were made use of in the following positions— Wongneichung Gap Road 233, Wongneichung Gap to Deep Water Bay 358, Magazine Gap Road 247, Wanchai Gap Road 571, Severn Road 32, Lugard Road 47, Garden Road 3, Peace Avenue, Ho Mun Tin 72, Argyle Street 72, Jordan Road 45, Gascoigne Road 97, Chatham Road 106, Lai Chi Kok Road 30, Nathan Road 3, Reclamation Street 7, Taipo Road 290, Fanling Road 8, Autau Road 87, and in the vicinity of Shum Shui Po Market 22.
A number of trees of Aleurites montana were tried for the first time as a shade tree in Salisbury Road, Kowloon.
Seventy nine trees, one year old, of "Jak" (Artocarpus integrifolia) were planted in the vicinity of Aberdeen Reservoir.
Care of trees in Plantations.
A regular inspection of all planted and native trees was carried out throughout the year.
Pine tree caterpillars made their appearance, fortunately in very small numbers, on the island and in Kowloon; one plantation adjoining Fanling Golf Course was badly infested with these pests and as soon as they could be detected all were collected and destroyed, the total weight of those dealt with being 4,667 lbs.
Loranthus and creepers were regularly removed from trees on roadsides and in plantations.
Camphor trees, a large percentage of which are regularly attacked by white ants during the dry season, were treated with carbolineum.
Twenty miles of fire barriers were cleared in the mainland and seventeen on the island; these barriers on many occasions proved most useful in checking large fires.
Removal of trees.
In connection with the sale of building lots, formation of new and widening of existing roads, reclamations and other public works, very large numbers of Pine and wild trees and a small number of large roadside trees were removed.
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On the turfed banks below Taipo and Tsin Wan Roads, 40 lbs. of Pine seeds were sown broadcast.
One hundred and sixty seven trees, one year old, of Pinus massoniana were added to the small plantation at the Water Police Station, Tsim Sha Tsui.
Broad-leaved trees planted.
Shade and flowering trees used for roadside planting were Melia azedarach, Bischofia javanica, Ficus infectoria, Cassia fistula, Tristania conferta, Aleurites triloba, Albizzia lebbek, Poinciana regia, Erythrina indica, Bauhinia variegata, Paulownia fortunei, Celtis sinensis, Melaleuca leucadendron and Cinnamomum camphora these were made use of in the following positions- Wongneichung Gap Road 233, Wongneichung Gap to Deep Water Bay 358, Magazine Gap Road 247, Wanchai Gap Road 571, Severn Road 32, Lugard Road 47, Garden Road 3, Peace Avenue, Ho Mun Tin 72, Argyle Street 72, Jordan Road 45, Gascoigne Road 97, Chatham Road 106, Lai Chi Kok Road 30, Nathan Road 3, Reclama- tion Street 7, Taipo Road 290, Fanling Road 8, Autau Road 87, and in the vicinity of Shum Shui Po Market 22.
A number of trees of Aleurites montana were tried for the first time as a shade tree in Salisbury Road, Kowloon.
Seventy nine trees, one year old, of "Jak" (Artocarpus integrifolia) were planted in the vicinity of Aberdeen Reservoir.
Care of trees in Plantations.
A regular inspection of all planted and native trees was carried out throughout the year.
Pine tree caterpillars made their appearance fortunately in very small numbers on the island and in Kowloon; one plantation adjoining Fanling Golf Course was badly infested with these pests and as soon as they could be detected all were collected and destroyed, the total weight of those dealt with being 4,667 lbs.
Loranthus and creepers were regularly removed from trees on roadsides and in plantations.
Camphor trees, a large percentage of which are regularly attacked by white ants during the dry season, were treated with carbolineum.
Twenty miles of fire barriers were cleared in the mainland and seventeen on the island; these barriers on many occasions proved most useful in checking large fires.
Removal of trees.
In connection with the sale of building lots, formation of new and widening of existing roads, reclamations and other public works, very large numbers of Pine and wild trees and a small number of large roadside trees were removed.
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