UGUKKNS OF COLORADO 



For lodgepole pine, spruces and firs, some shading is desirable dur- 

 ing the next two years. This may be secured by using screens similar to 

 those employed on the seed beds raised about one foot above the sur- 

 face of the ground on poles fastened to stakes. In the absence of screens, 

 suitable shade may be secured by brush laid across the poles supported 

 the same height as the screens. Cultivation and irrigation should be 

 carefully attended to throughout the growing season and the little 

 trees should be given some protection in the form of a mulch during the 

 winter. In most cases, the seedlings will be too small to transplant into 

 permanent quarters before the end of the fourth year and where espe- 

 cially strong stock is desired, 

 they may be kept in nursery 

 rows for five or six years. 

 In the latter case, however, 

 they should be transplanted 

 a second time when four 

 years old in order to secure 

 increased room for develop- 

 ment and to still further con- 

 dense the root system. 



TRANSPLANTING EVER- 

 GREENS. 



The transplanting of ever- 

 greens, whether grown in the 

 seed bed or taken from the 

 mountains where they have 

 come from natural seeding, 

 is usually attended with 

 more difficulties than with 

 broad leafed trees. This is 

 partly due to the resinous sap 

 of the Conifers which pre- 

 vents the roots from absorb- 

 ing moisture when they once' 

 become thoroughly dried out. 

 Transplanting should always 

 be done if possible during 



Ito'ky .Mountain lied Cedar. 

 Tl.riftv tree 1 1> feet tall. 



cloudy o 

 pose the 

 the seedl 

 in moist, 

 out. In 

 with th 

 boxes 



r moist weather and particular care should be taken not to ex- 

 roots to the air for more than a few moments at a time. When 



ings are being dug they should at once be placed with the roots 

 burlap, straw, moss or similar material to prevent their drying 



transporting them for considerable distances, they may be packed 

 roots in moist chaff, moss or grass and enclosed in wooden 



They should never be given a chance to become dried out, for 



