SUNCREST EVERGREEN NURSERIES 11 
domestic shipment of poorer grade woods grown wild 
trees. The wild grown trees are becoming more diffi- 
cult to locate, and too, the cost of stumpage, labor 
and increasing freight rates, long distance to mar- 
kets, make wild woods grown stock more difficult 
to sell each year. 
KINDS TO PLANT 
Scotch pine is in most demand by the large eastern 
markets, with perhaps Red pine being the second 
choice in some cities, followed by Austrian pine, 
White pine, Fir and Spruce. To growers who are 
interested in diversified planting, we would recom- 
mend approximately the following: Scotch pine 50% 
Red pine 10%, Austrian pine 10%, White pine 10% 
Fir 10% and Spruce 10%. 
SIZES 
We recommend 2 year seedlings on Scotch pine. 
3 year old seedlings on the other varieties of pine, 
3 year seedlings or transplants on varieties of 
Spruce and Fir as the most satisfactory planting 
stock sizes from our experience, both hand and ma- 
chine planting. 
WHEN TO PLANT 
We have learned from our own plantings over the 
years that Early Spring is the best time to plant, 
starting just as soon as possible after the frost 
leaves the ground, usually the latter part of March 
or early April continuing as long as ground and wea- 
ther conditions permit. We recommend fall planting 
only to experienced growers and where soil condi- 
tions may permit. Spring planting is the natural 
time to plant. September 15 to October 15 is usually 
the best time to plant in the fall as the ground is 
tempered and has more moisture. 
Spruce and Fir Seedlings and any other species or 
varieties other than pines should be lined out in beds 
and cultivated for one or two years before trans- 
planting permanently into sod grass land. Pines in 
most varieties can be planted in grass sod and kept 
mowed if the grass is of high growth, for Christmas 
tree growing, mowing between the rows is only re- 
quired the first to third year. Keep all brush cut out 
until Christmas trees have matured. 
We do not recommend the planting of northern 
grown evergreens in the South Coastal or deep 
South or dry hot desert country areas of the South- 
west. 
Northern grown evergreens should grow satisfactory 
in hilly and Appalachian Mountain districts of the 
South. 
NOTICE! 
NOTE: In order to give better service to our cus- 
tomers we are moving our Sales Department and 
General Office from Johnstown, Pa., to our nur- 
sery at Homer City, Pa. 
