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Show Forestry Nursery Makes Available Twelve Free Types "Oct, your orders In early for Ires' shipment. from fh( C'larke-McNary C'larke-McNary nursery a I. Ufa It Ktal.e Ai'.i'leull.ural College," advises J. Whilney Floyd, USAC Kxl.on.slou forosler, In dosn'ibini'; species I available lor i;) ll sales. I l''(Mir sol'l.woods may he obt.aln-I obt.aln-I oil. 'The KasliTn red cedar Is a I meilnmi-si'.ed free particularly ' valuable for windbreaks and shellerliells. II. reaches a heiv.hl. of :iO lo Ml feel, at. maturity wit h I branchine, from t he ground up; ', it' ('.rows well on i-'.ravely or loam 'soils of low most.uro content, and lis very durable for fence posts, j Other softwood varieties include in-clude the Hooky Mountain juniper, juni-per, a small tree native to Utah and valuably for windbreaks and : sheltorbells. It reaches a height of 20-30 feet, at maturity, thrives on dry soils, and is very durable for fence posts. The pondoro.su pine is a larno pine found in scattered stands in the southern part of the state and alonu the foothills of the Uintah mountains. mount-ains. It, grows well on soils of low moist uro content but does 'not tolerate alkali, nor elevations above G.000 feet. A r.ood tree for windbreaks and shelterbelfs. it 1 produces valuable sawtimber. The blue spruce is an excellent windbreak and shelteibelt: tree i in moist, or irrie.aled situations, i since it retains its branches clear to the ground. It is very hardy and should be planted bvlow j G.000 feet elevation. In hardwoods, eight varieties are available. The green ash is a very valuable, strong hardwood requiring rather deep fertile soil i for best development. A good tree for woodlots, windbreaks and for planting as single trees ; for timber production up to 6,000 I feet elevation, it attains a height of 40 to 60 feet. The Siberian elm is a rapid-growing, rapid-growing, drought-resistant, disease-free tree especially adapted adapt-ed for windbreaks and shelter-belts. shelter-belts. The wood is not hard but the tree grows on poor soils and alkaline soils at elevations up to I 6,000 feet. It is suited for the most adverse planting sites where i the success of other species 1 I doubtful. It reaches a maximum height of 40 to 50 feet. I Black locusts are probably the growing tree with a tendency to spread out. Invaluable as a hedge tree or in the outside row of a windbreak on dry, wet, alkaline, alka-line, or poor quality soils, it should be planted below 6,000 feet elevation. When pruned it produces a small tree up to 30 to 40 feet high, with heavy, hard, durable wood. One of the best and most valuable val-uable hardwoods in America is the black walnut, which requires a deep-well-drained-5fH free of alkali. It Is not very hardy and cannot be grown successfully above 4,500 feet elevation. It is recommended for woodlots. Golden willow is a small tree, recommended for windbreaks and shelterbelts on irrigated or swampy lands and for planting along stream banks to prevent erosion. It will grow in alkaline soil and survive up to 6,000 feet elevation. Lombardy poplar is a tall tree with a compact crown; valuable for windbreaks, especially along stream banks. most universally planted trees in the Intermountain region. They grow rapidly on irrigated soils, of good or poor quality, produce ! very heavy, hard, durable wood suited for many farm uses, and should be planted below 5,000 feet elevation. Honey locust is a large hardy tree, with very tough wood. It grows on various kinds of soils, and is not as subject to chlorosis as many hardwoods, Thornless, it is recommended for woodlots and windbreaks up to 6.000 feet elevation. Russian olive is a rather low- |