CONTENTS 



Page 



INTRODUCTION 1 



METHODS 3 



Description of Study Sites 3 



Planting: Stock and Procedures 5 



Measurements and Analysis 5 



ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS DURING 



THE STUDY PERIOD G 



Weather Factors , 6 



Soil Moisture 6 



RESULTS 9 



Douglas-fir 9 



Engelmann Spruce 11 



/ Grand Fir 13 



Western Larch 15 



DISCUSSION IG 



CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 18 



LITERATURE CITED 20 



