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Show Trees Best For Utah Planting Listed By Expert After a 13-year experimental period, pe-riod, 11 species of hardwood and softwood trees have been found most suitable for farm planting purposes In the state of Utah, reports re-ports J. Whitney Floyd, extension forester at the Utah State Agrl-j cultural college. Sponsored by the extension service serv-ice and the school of forestry at the US AC, toe Utah farm tree planting plant-ing program makes these 11 species available to farmers of the state during the spring season. Farmers may obtain order blanks for these trees by writing to the US AC school of forestry, Mr. .Floyd states. He adds that 'since the trees will be distributed ac-eorduig ac-eorduig to priority orders, it would be a good Idea to file your order now to insure getting the particular par-ticular species desired. Mr. Floyd describes the 11 species spe-cies and polnta out their particular uses as follows: In the softwood class, the eastern red cedar Is a medium sized tree particularly valuable for windbreaks and shelterbelts and very durable for fence posts. A valuable saw-timber saw-timber producing tree Is the poder-osa poder-osa pine which also is useful for windrbeaks and 6helterbelts. Another An-other excellent windbreak and shel- , trebelt tree Is the blue spruce. Heading the list of hardwood trees is the green ash, a valuable strong tree good for woodlots, windbreaks and for planting as single trees for timber production. The Siberian elm Is a rapid growing drought-resistant, disease-Cree tree especially adapted for windbreaks and shelter-belts. shelter-belts. Probably the most universally univer-sally planted tree In Uie' lnter-mountain lnter-mountain region Is the black locust which produces a heavy, hard, durable dur-able .wood suitable for many farm uses; ' ":" "-' - - Recommended for woodlots and windbreaks, the honey locust Is r. large, hardy tree, with very hard and tough wood. A rather low-i growing tree with a tendency to spread out, the Russian olive is invaluable as a hedge tree or in the outside row of a windbreak. The Siberian pea tree is more of a shrub than a tree which makes It particularly suited for planting 'n the outside row of a windbreak, since Its full crown near the ground fills the gaps in the crowns or taller hardwoods. One of the best and most valuable harowoods In America is the black walnut, which Is recommended for woodlots. The golden willow Is a small tree especially recommended for windbreaks and shelterbelts on Irrigated or swampy lands and for planting along stream banks to prevent erosion. |
