MASSACHUSETTS TREE PLANTER 



ing it himself. White pine seed varies in price from $1.50 

 to $4.00 a pound, according to the supply available. There 

 are over 28,000 seeds in a pound of white pine seed; and 

 the planter may expect to raise on the average about 10,000 

 seedlings from a pound of seed. 



(b) Chestnut 



Chestnuts may be gathered any time in the fall after the 

 burrs open. Until the middle of November, the nuts should 

 be spread out in shallow piles, where they will not become 

 heated. When possible, place them on a dry dirt floor. 

 From time to time they should be examined and, if found 

 to be moulding, the piles should be spread out more ; if the 

 nuts appear to be drying out and shrinking in size, place 

 them in a cooler place on the ground. Before the ground 

 freezes, the nuts must be taken up and placed out of doors 

 for the winter in a shallow pit. For this purpose, select a 

 well-drained spot and dig a trench from three inches to a 

 foot deep, depending on the quantity of nuts to be stored. 

 Place the nuts in this pit, in layers two or three inches thick 

 and separate the layers by an inch or two of sand. If pure 

 sand cannot be obtained, layers of leaf litter will answer 

 the purpose equally well. Over the top put on a cover of 

 sand or earth to the depth of six to twelve inches. Beyond 

 occasional inspection of the pile to see that no animals are 

 digging in to get at the nuts, no more work is needed until 

 the nuts are dug up to be planted. 



(c) Red Oak 



Red oak acorns are ready to gather in September and 

 October. The directions for gathering and storing chest- 

 nuts will apply also to red oak acorns. 



(d) White Ash 



The seed of white ash should be collected in October and 

 may be stored for a few weeks in a dry but cool place. But 

 by the middle of November, the seed should be buried six 

 inches or a foot under ground, for the winter, in a well- 



