Show TREES 0 I 1 IN UTAH SAY S I 1 FORESTE the russian olive is rapidly ing to tile the fro trent nt as a wind com bral b tree in the intermountain this tree along with the siberia elm la is the most widely planted pi windbreak tree according to g J whitney aloyd extension or at tile the utah state slate agricultural ca lege tho the russian olive from asia bar recently been introduced it in the n U kited states tor for planting w under ex aremo conditions it is a low grol po ing tree with a tendency to bril brillat brillit lit ou out t it Is extremely hardy ten ablo able to adapt itself to either wet aeto of dry sites and to good or poor MI up to elevations ot of teet feet ira ini U tah it has made good growth in ii some extreme alkali situa situations tiona n branchy growth Is 90 good ad tor for windbreak or hedge pi ing the wood la Is heavy hard durable makin making g good f e ence ac e and other farm products the utah state agricultural c lego lege nursery shipped in 1936 a tal of russian olives as tot con pared to tile the total ot chii are ready to be shipped this year this indicates a marked incline I 1 la 4 the popularity ot of this tree a farm windbreak the leaves are grayish pta green narrow and somewhat like the ii low the branches are thorny ul ltd the wood is strong and dark browl broil in appearance the fruit Is a yi ish fleshy berry especially by the songbirds song birds quail and by proper pruning this olive UT will make a desi reable tree read ing a maximum 0 of 50 to 60 feet 4 a height |