GROWING AND PLANTING HARDWOOD 

 SEEDLINGS ON THE FARM. 



0. R. TILLOTSON, Forest Exam in fr. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



What trees to grow 3 



Planting two or more kinds of trees together . . 5 



Location of plantation or windbreak 6 



Establishment of plantation 7 



Care of plantation 12 



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Sources of planting stock 17 



Seed collection, extraction, and storage 17 



Growing the seedlings 22 



Sources of information and advice for the 

 planter 28 



WHAT TREES TO GROW. 



IN DECIDING on the species of hardwood trees to be grown on the 

 farm, one should keep in mind, first, the object of growing the 

 trees, and, second, their adaptability to the climate of the region and 

 to the situation in which they are to be planted. To illustrate : The 

 boxelder is not a good tree to plant for lumber; yellow poplar, because 

 of climatic conditions, can not be grown successfully in the plains 

 region of the central United States; and hardy catalpa will not thrive 

 on poor sandy or heavy clay soils. To a certain extent trees may be 

 grouped as those most valuable for lumber, for posts and poles, for 

 windbreaks, etc. An attempt has been made in Table 1 to group the 

 hardwood trees according to their suitability for such uses. The 

 second consideration is very important. Too often prospective 

 planters are dazzled by tales of trees that will thrive on any and 

 all soils, that will grow with extreme rapidity, that are imperishable 

 when set out as posts, or' that are much more valuable than other 

 species for lumber. It is usually safe to assume that such reports 

 have little foundation in fact. The lest trees for planting on the home 

 farm are usually those that grow naturally on similar soils in the 

 region or those that have been tried out by the neighbors and have 

 been proved a success. Many plantations have turned out to be 

 failures, with resulting disappointment to their owners, because of 

 the selection of trees unsuited either to the climate or to the soil of 

 the planting site. 



NOTE. This bulletin does not represent original work by the writer. The information it contains has 

 been compiled from numerous sources. The writer is indebted especially to Prof. J. S. Illick, of the Penn- 

 sylvania department of forestry, for considerable information and many helpful suggestions. 



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