sˌɜː wˈɪljəm fɹˈeɪsɚ ɹˈoʊt ðˈæt:hiː wʌz nˈoʊn æz ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst plˈæntɚɹ ʌv tɹˈiːz ɪn bɹˈɪtən ... ðɪ ˈænəlz ʌvðə hˈaɪlənd ænd ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv skˈɑːtlənd ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ ðæt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən, ðæt æt ðæt dˈeɪt θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn,sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks,fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː jˈʌŋ tɹˈiːz, skˈɑːtʃ fˈɜːz, lˈɑːɹtʃ, ænd hˈɑːɹdwʊdz, hɐdbɪn plˈæntᵻd ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈɜːlz dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐn ˈɛɹiə ʌv ˈeɪt θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ˈeɪkɚz....
Sir William Fraser wrote that:He was known as the largest planter of trees in Britain ... the annals of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland recording that in 1847, that at that date 31,686,482 young trees, Scotch firs, larch, and hardwoods, had been planted under the Earl's direction over an area of 8223 acres....