or early the following spring, 2 in holes four or five inches 

 deep, made with a spade or mattock. Enough nuts or acorns 

 should be planted to insure a stand of not fewer than 2000 

 seedlings per acre. This will require a plant on every 20 

 square feet of ground or on an area 4 by 5 feet in extent. 



If seedlings are used in restocking the woodlot they should 

 be planted in March or April. These should be planted in 

 sufficient numbers to insure a full stand of trees. (See Table 



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FIG 165." Planting a pine tree in a cut-over woodlot. The short growth of brush 

 will protect the pine from the sun and wind. [Courtesy American Forestry. J 



No. 2 for spacing.) Because of the stumps and roots that are 

 in the ground a regular spacing cannot be made, but enough 

 trees can be planted to insure a full stand. Seedlings of the 

 broad-leaved 3 species from 3 to 8 feet in height, and ever- 

 greens 4 from 15 to 24 inches in height will give best results. 



2. Whenever nuts or acorns are held over for spring planting they should be 

 stratified soon after they ripen. Stratifying seeds of any kind consists of storing them 

 in alternate layers with sand, soil, leaves, or straw, so as to prevent overdrymg or beat-in 

 of the seeds Small quantities of seeds are stratified in boxes that are stored over win 



in basement rooms, or buried in pits out of doors; large quantities of seeds are stratine< 

 in bins in basements. It is usually desirable to allow the stratified seeds to freeze am 

 thaw throughout the winter with the changes of the weather. 



3. The term "broad-leaved" is applied to all forest trees excepting conifers or cone- 

 bearing trees. 



4. "Evergreens" is a term generally applied to conifers, and is used to mean conife 

 in this article. 



