Trees for Kansas. 



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Many evergreens are among the hardiest trees for Kansas, 

 because they are comparatively free from insect attacks, are 

 long lived, and suffer less from hail and wind storms than 

 broadleaved species. There is no locality in Kansas where at 

 least one of the evergreens will not grow. These trees are 

 very valuable as windbreaks, for wood lots, and for ornamental 

 planting and hedges. 



Trees, like other plants, vary in their soil and climatic re- 

 quirements. Most trees require a deep, rich, moist, well-drained 

 soil and a humid atmosphere during the summer months. 

 Moisture is more important than temperature, although some 

 trees, like the herbaceous desert plants, thrive in arid climates. 

 Trees of this last type should be selected for planting in west- 

 ern Kansas. 



Outline map of Kansas showing the limits of the average annual rainfall. The 

 eastern section has a rainfall of thirty-five inches or more. In the central section it 

 varies from twenty-five to thirty-five inches, while in the western section it is less 

 than twenty-five inches. 



For price lists of planting stock and for information of any 

 nature concerning trees not given in this circular, address, 

 The State Forester, Manhattan, Kan. 



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