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Show Trees are Still Available Says Utah Forester ""Trees for planting in windbreaks, wind-breaks, woodlots of shelterbelts will be obtainable from the Utah State Agricultural College Clark- McNary nursery until May m, Paul M. Dunn, dean of the school; of forestry at the college announces. an-nounces. "Due to the cool weather conditions con-ditions and the abundant moisture mois-ture this spring, the tree planting plant-ing season has been greatly extended," ex-tended," Dean Dunn explains-' "These same weather conditions have contributed to the cultur-ing cultur-ing of some excellent seedlings at our nursery this year," he adds. "The slightly decreased demand de-mand for trees this year has left plenty of seedlings available for late plantings." 1 Most popular tree variety during dur-ing the current planting season sea-son has been the Russian olive, whose popularity is attributed to its use, in the 4-H Club pheasant program. The Siberian elm, popular as a shade tree, is runner-up. Other varieties still available at the nursery are blue f spruce, ponderosa pine, eastern red cedar, green ash, black locust, loc-ust, thornless honey locust, Siberian Si-berian pea tree and black walnut. wal-nut. The nursery's scanty stock of golden willows was soon depleted, de-pleted, and efforts to obtain them from other intermountain nurserys 'have been futile. Main purpose for which the trees have been used this year has been for windbreaks. This importance of tree windbreaks has been stressed by farm officials of-ficials who view them especially important wherever canyon winds blow continually. More than 80,000 trees have been distributed this season by the college nuraery, 10,000 of which wars sent to. Nevada farms. s j |