NATIONAL FOREST PLANTATION UPON PIKES PEAK 



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A DOUGLAS FIR PLANTATION 



Douglas fir planted in 1906 in Bear Creek Canyon near Colorado Springs. Averages 3 to 5 feet in height. The scattering growth of jack and yellow 

 pine on the opposite side of the canyon has been sixty years coming in naturally. 



TREKS WILL GROW HERE 



Yellow pine planted in 1912 near Pikes I'cak Auto Highway. Stub of Douglas fir in center, and rocky outcrops show in many places. Yellow 

 pine makes a slow growth at first but once established it grows rapidly on the proper site. 



