RECIvAMATlON OF GRASS tANDS 



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Table 1. — Utah Juniper. Open Grown. Utah Type. Site Quality I. Tusayan 

 National Forest. 



The data given above show that 80 per cent of the stocking of the 

 open areas has come in within the past 13 years. The average age of 

 the remaining 20 per cent does not exceed 25 years. 



DISTRIBUTION OF SFED 



The seedlings growing upon the grass land areas are almost ex- 

 clusively /. Ufa hen sis. Yery rarely are any small /. monosperma 

 found. In the mature stands of timber in the vicinity /. uionosperma 

 is very scattering and composes less than 1 per cent of the stand. 



The fruit of /. iifahensis is large, the flesh edible and of a dry, 

 mealy texture. The berry shrinks in size but little after ripening and 

 falling to the ground. On the other hand, the fruit of /. monosperma 

 is small and the flesh is juicy. After ripening and falling the berry 

 shrinks until it becomes so small that a grazing animal would have 

 difficulty in picking up the fruit. However, the fruit of /. monosperma 

 is eaten in large quantities by birds. Accordingly, the seedlings of 



