Show State Forestry This Week leek This is one of a series of articles on the services of your State Forester The Central Utah Area Forester located in Richfield works in Juab Millard Millard Mil Mil- lard Plute Piute Sanpete SevIer and Wayne Counties Christmas tree production will be discussed this week As mentioned in a previous article the State Forestry Tree Nursery offers otters seedlings to the Utah public at a nominal cost for plantings planting for certain pur pur- poses Generally these purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses are for windbreaks for reforestation for the control of erosion or for the planting of or Christmas trees Of course only evergreens are In demand for Christmas trees but others are available Species and ago age classes available vary from year to year but the common trees available are Scotch pine Blue Spruce and Austrian Pine Applications for spring seedlings seedlings seedlings seed seed- lings are available in October of the previous year REAP cost sharing is avail avail- able to planters on a limited basis Your representative tive or State Forester can supply supply supply sup sup- ply details on cost sharing Plantations of Christmas trees serve both and production goals Cutting of trees from Crom Utah's is reduced through planting and trees serve as a ground cover while growing Through proper management of a plantation the producer can realize profits equal to or better than crop production About Christmas trees are used In Utah annually of which 65 are Imported from other states If produced within the state more would share in the highly profitable but short-lived short market Where can a person grow Christmas trees Of course most crop land with water Is potentially productive but some marginal land is also capable of producing trees providing of course water is available The first two or three years in the seven to twelve year ear life Ufe of or a plantation are instrumental Instrumental instrumental mental to good production InU Inthis In Inthis U this s beginning stage the proper cultivation and watering as well as prompt attention to special problems can make or ur break the planting The length of time required to raise a crop of trees through harvest varies Seven to to twelve years Is the usual range A number of factors factors factors fac fac- tors govern this soil soU and climatic conditions species and probably most important cultural of all care and proper practices Would you like Uke to know more about Christmas tree production production production tion The state of Utah Area Forester can perform an onsite onsite onsite on- on site Inspection of your land and with your objectives in is mind help prepare a management management management manage manage- ment plan for your planning ng Technical assistance Is also a available v a b I e free of char charge throughout the life Ufe of the planta planta- tion |