JANUARY, 1916. CIRCULAR No. 55. 



AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



KANSAS STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



DEPARTMENT OF ^wKTr *^OlYiSION OF 



FORESTED 



Trees for Kansas. 



CHAS. A. SCOTT. COLLEGE *F AGFUCUUTURE 



OF CALIFORNIA 



There are two classes of trees: conifers and broadleaved. 



CONIFERS. 



The conifers are the cone-bearing trees. Most of them re- 

 tain their leaves throughout the entire year, hence as a group 

 they are commonly known as "evergreens." Evergreens in- 

 clude some of the hardiest drouth-resistant trees known. 

 Several of them are well adapted to Kansas soil and climate, 

 being most valuable for protective and ornamental planting. 

 They make a height growth of from twelve to thirty inches 

 per year, which compares favorably with the rate of growth 

 of the broadleaved species. They are long-lived, compara- 

 tively free from insect attack, and suffer less injury from 

 hail and windstorms than do the broadleaved species. 



Because the evergreen trees retain their leaves, they afford 

 greater protection from the wind during the winter than do 

 the broadleaved deciduous trees. A few rows or a clump prop- 

 erly located makes the best windbreak that it is possible to 

 grow. They will grow in the poorest rocky or sandy soils in 

 the state, as well as in the driest clay soils. They should not be 

 planted in gumbo, alkali, or poorly drained soils. Most of the 

 evergreen trees are highly ornamental and merit greater con- 

 sideration for yard planting than they have, received in this 

 state. 



In planting evergreen trees only transplanted stock should 

 be used. When several hundred are to be planted for hedges, 

 windbreaks, or woodlots, transplanted stock twelve to eight- 

 een inches in height gives the best results. Trees of this size 

 cost less, are more cheaply planted, and sustain no greater loss 

 than the larger sizes. When only a few are to be set, larger- 



