Show TREE PLANTING CIRCULARS MAILED TO UTAH FARS moro adoro than 1500 farm planting circulars have been mailed to utah farmers during the past week according to paul A M dunn forchter for citer tor for the iho utah state agricultural college extension service at logan these circulars list thirteen species ot of trees that are recommended for utah planting and which will bo be available val lable from the college nursery about april the several spec IPP if aro are recommended because they arci arc hardy under specified condi tiong they will return a direct benefit to tile the planter altner in the form of protection from the elements or tor for furnishing wood or fuel or for other farm uses for windbreaks the following are more desirable the siberian elm which is a rapid growing hardwood and will survive under adverse conditions such as extreme dry or alkali situations the russian olive which is al also 0 o very hardy and will grow arow in extreme wet or dry situations tho the siberian pea tree a low growing variety more like a shrub but Is especially good tor for the outside row of a windbreak and is h hardy ar in dry and alkali soils the goldon golden willow which will grow quite fast even in alkali soils it an abundance bun dance of moisture Is supplied the tour four soft woods or conifers A lala ponde ponderosa roga and scotch pines pinea and mile spruce which are all slower glowing hut but if artau lar care bucl as shade and water iiii m bo be given thera them they will in time make better windbreaks than aban the hardwoods of the tour four the scotch pine will survive in the driest situations and also ma ie e the fastest growth for woodlot planting these trees ore are recommended the hardy catapa a fast growing hardwood that le quires quite good soils and I 1 is especially ally suitable for fence posts the black locust much the same as the tha catalpa although it will grow on oil thinner soils and its root growth makes it desirable for planting to check erosion and as a fence post wood it has no superior the lioney honey locust although it does not furnish as good wood as the black locust yet it will grow on oil poorer sites the variety offered by the college is the green ash which is especially desirable it will vill survive in most sections of 0 the state that are not too alkali is a slower growing tree but the wood Is strong and tough the black walnut a valuable hardwood and fairly fast growing but it requires the bost best of 0 well drained soils at the lower elevations the elm and the olive oliva which complete the recommended list the conifers may be planted at elevations from to beet feet while the hardwoods are recommended below teet feet though some ot of them such as the honey locust ash and olive have survived in some instances s alovie that points the walnut and the catalpa should not be planted above teet feet for the best results the planter must also alao bear in mind that conditions change with a departure southward particular information as to specific sections may be obtained from tho the local agricultural agent or by writing to the extension service at logan PT |