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AUSTRIAN PINE. 



Austrian pine has been planted only to a limited extent in eastern 

 Nebraska, tho probably as much as any other conifer except red cedar. 

 Its use has been almost entirely as a lawn tree, and its success makes 

 it safe to recommend it for this purpose. 



JACK PINE. 



Jack pine is adapted especially to planting in the sand hills. It is 

 being successfully grown on the Dismal River Forest Reserve and by 

 a number of ranchmen in widely scattered localities in the hills. 



Experience shows that planting on north slopes gives the best 

 results. South and southwest slopes are hotter, and the moisture 

 conditions are not so good. Very dense sod should also be avoided. 

 The different exposures that may be planted are, in order of suitability, 

 the north, northeast, northwest, east, west, and southeast exposures, 

 and, finally, the more level situations, such as valleys and crests of 

 hills. The plan should be to plant blocks or belts of trees as wind- 

 breaks around the ranch house, barns, and yards. 



WESTERN YELLOW PINE. 



Western yellow (bull) pine and its variety, rock pine, are also being 

 extensively planted on the Dismal River Reserve. They doubtless 

 will be important factors in restocking the sand hills. Both do well 

 on hard soils, and may be planted with safety thruout the region. 



SCOTCH PINE. 



Scotch pine is hardy on the heavy soils in eastern Nebraska. It has 

 been planted mainly for ornament, and can be planted with safety for 

 this purpose. 



NORWAY SPRUCE. 



Norway spruce has had a limited use in ornamental planting, and 

 for this it can be recommended. 



EUROPEAN LARCH. 



One of the most promising conifers for economic planting is Euro- 

 pean larch. It has not been tested in Nebraska, but its success in 

 Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas, where it has been given a 

 thoro trial, warrants its use. 



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