PLANTING GUIDES? TREES 
Select trees and shrubs that are best suited to your soil and 
climate. Ask your County Agent, Agricultural Advisor, Soil 
Conservationist or Forestry Department. 
SNOW FENCE 
In many parts of the country 
live snow fences are being 
planted along paths and 
roads to prevent drifting of 
snow. And you can grow 
your own from seed. Use fast 
growing Chinese Elm, Nor- 
way Spruce, and some of the 
pines, firs and, other spruce. 
The basic information for this booklet came from the U. S. 
Lake State Forestry Experiment Station, St. Paul, Minnesota, 
and the Minnesota Forestry and Horticulture Department. 
This has been supplemented by years of research and ex- 
perimentation. Here is highlighted the result of that work, 
and some of the suggestions that will be helpful to you 
in deciding the kind of trees or shrubs you want to 
plant. 
The seed bed should be prepared as for onions, on soil 
which has been in crop the preceding year, working 
to a depth of about a foot. Remove all sticks, stones, 
CHINESE ELM 
etc. If the soil is heavy use peat or sand with it. 
CONCOLOR FIR 
A well shaped and popular 
© BLUE SPRUCE Conifer seeds are often broadcast, though sometimes 
the most popular sown in rows four or five inches aparfi ceed) OF aecidU- a treesOnalomthelmost beau 
Grown from seed 
ack ous trees and shrubs (the kinds which lose their leaves Wek eee eri are gab: 
some are a greenish color : : others vis in color. 
with a blue tinge. Some Over winter) are usually sown in rows ten or twelve Shred nie. Ar aenisiitaa 
are bright blue. inches apart. 
WINDBREAK 
Government statistics tell us that a windbreak pro- 
tecting buildings can reduce fuel bills from twenty- 
five to forty percent. In these days of rising fuel 
costs this is an item that might well be considered. 
Use the same kinds as for snow fence. 
windbreak planting. Grow 
rapidly. 
After sowing seed water thoroughly at once, and, with 
small seed, cover to a depth of a quarter of an inch 
or a little more, with soil that has been sterilized, or with soil dug 
from near the seed bed and about two feet below the surface. 
Cover large seeds to about three times their diameter. Some experts 
advise dusting the seed with Semesan or some other mercuric com- 
pound at time of sowing. Some use clean sand and others a mixture 
of sand or peat. 
Cover the seed beds with burlap, and keep the soil moist, not wet, / 
until germination starts. Then remove the burlap. If sowing is late 
provide a mulch to protect the seedlings. Provide partial shade. 
JAP YEW This may be brush, or a frame with lath spaced about two inches 
A tree of rich color which apart. During hot muggy weather seedlings some- 
it retains thru the year. Can 
STRATIFICATION 
ree eet a times wilt and die. Shade should be removed at You will notice that several of the seeds listed are 
ch ae is oc er such times, and if water is standing over the roots PAPER BIRCH followed by a star. Sown in the spring if Is possible 
and fits itself to different of the seedlings, sand or dirt may be sprinkled 
Is ornamental. Not too diffi- 
cult to grow. Rapid grower 
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that a few only, or none of these seeds will germ- 
inate that season. Left for another year they do bet- 
ter. Because birds and rodents may destroy seeds 
left in the ground so long it may be well to mix 
these seeds with moist dirt, sand or peat, and place 
in a box in a cool dry place during the summer. You 
might ask your locker man to keep them at temper- 
atures of 33 to 40 over summer. In the fall bury the 
box outside for the winter and sow seeds in the 
spring. 
soil and growing condi- 
tions. Will grow in shade 
or sunlight. 
over them to remove the excess moisture. If any 
seedlings do die remove and destroy them at 
ence. Some sprinkle Semesan over the seedlings 
at such times. Remove shade in early fall to 
harden seedlings. Keep the mulch until spring. 
Then remove early. 
NORWAY, MICHIGAN 
> ae “~ SINCE /936— 
Green is the color of this 
tree but there is some vari- 
DOUGLAS FIR 
Grows well over much of 
t this country. Keeps its low- 
ation. Grows well in sun- : er branches well. In color 
light, or partial shade. Can dark green, and is a rapid 
easily be trimmed. Is often grower. An ornamental tree 
used as a hedge plant. 
worthy of your attention. 
