Growing Forest Trees in Western Nebraska 



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easily injured in storage and in shipment or by wind and drouth 

 after being planted. The Catalpa, Box Elder, and poplars are 

 probably the most hardy in these respects, and the conifers the 

 least hardy. If a fair stand is to be secured, it is quite neces- 

 sary that the trees be planted in moist soil. It is a great ad- 

 vantage to plant after a snow or rain when the top soil is satu- 

 rated with water. It is well also to plant during cloudy, moist 

 vcather rather than during clear, windy weather. The stand 

 of trees has ranged from nearly 100 per cent to almost nothing. 

 The conditions mentioned above were the factors governing the 

 percentage of stand. In some shipments, we received fresh cut- 

 tings in place of thi rooted cuttings which we had ordered. We 

 planted these, but in only one instance did we secure a fair stand. 

 Usually none of the cuttings grew. 



TABLE 1. Species of trees planted April 22, 1907, the number 

 of each kind, and the percentage living in the fall folloiving. 



Low percentage due to poor condition of trees when planted. 



