Table \ .--Peroentile Christmas tree production from branch turnups 

 and adventitious shoots by year of treatment and tree grade^ 



Year 





Christmas tree 



grade : 











Total 



treated^ ' 



Premium 



: Standard 



: Utility : 







BRANCH 



TURNUPS 





n 



7 



27 



23 



• 57 



I 



17 



- 13 



30 



60 



2 



7 



• 23 



33 



63 



3 



10 



20 



27 



57 



Average 



10 



21 



28 



59 







ADVENTITIOUS SHOOTS 













3 



20 



"23 



1 







3 



4 



7 - 



2 











13 



13 



3 



10 



10 



3 



23 



Average 



3 



4 



10 



17 



•^Expressed as a 



percent of total possible. 





■^Number 



of years 



after the orig 



inal tree was cut. 





The relation of tree grades to the actual number of Christmas trees produced was 

 nearly the same for branch turnups and adventitious shoots. However, there was a 

 tendency toward better grades being produced from branch turnups, as reflected in this 

 tabulation : 



Grade Branch turnups Adventitious shoots 



(Percent) (Percent) 



Premium 17 15, 



Standard 35 25 ■ 



Utility _60_ 



Total 100 100 



Tree production was best on the Eureka and Kalispell areas but the differences, 

 by areas, were not too pronounced, as shown in the following tabulation: 



Location Branch turnups Adventitious shoots 



(Percent) (Percent) 



Eureka 



71 



21 



Kalispel 1 



62 



29 



Greenough 



62 



17 



Plains 



50 



17 



Lolo 



50 







Average 



59 



17 



6 



