The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-24
SEEKING LARGEST TREES.
Purpose Is to Find Out Where Largest
Growth Is Attained.

Foresters of the United States are in
terested in the announcement recently
made by the American Genetic associa-
ton that two prize 800 each have
been offered for two photographer
OF the largest tree OF nut bearing va
riety in the United States, and one OF
the largest broad-Ie tree which does
not bear edible seeds. In the first class,
for example. are included trees such as
chestnut, oak, walnut, butternut. and pc
can; and in the second trees such as
elm. birch, maple. cottonwood and tulip
poplar. No photographs of cone bearing
trees are wanted, since it is definitely
known that the California big trees have
no rivals among conifers. At a later
time the association may take up the
same question as between the various
kinds OF conifers, as pines, spruces, frs,
cedars and expresses.
The purpose of the competition, as
stated by the association. is to find out
in what regions the native trees attain
their largest growth. and under what
conditions they thrive best. When these
large trees are located and the meas
urements authenticated the association
hopes that il may be possible to secure
seeds. cuttings. or grating wood from
| thrifty trees in the region where they
grew to see whether finer specimens
may be propagated in other parts of the
country 1t is hoped in this manner to (
get some particularly choice strains of /
native trees esta blished in regions where /
good specimens are not now found.
The Influence of Heredity.
II is assumed BY the association that
seed from the region whore the largest
trees grow ought to produce larger and
stronger trees than from regions where I
only small trees are found BY finding A
ont where the large trees are and then
planting seeds from them in other loca
tons, the association hopes TO demon
strate the practical value To horticulture
and forestry Of the laws Of heredity.
Now that rcforestatjon is becoming a
pressing problem. the question Of seed
trees which viii produce particularly
good offspring is naturally coming TO the
fore
other influences. OF course. viii have
bearing on the subject, and the results
Of the investigation may help to settle
the question as to whether trees can be
acclimatized. Even If they cannot be,
there may be cases where trees in new 9
environment may make better growth /
than the best in their native range [
This is said 10 be true Of certain Of the
Australian eucalvpts. and Of the Mon
terey pine. which does not amount to &
much in It's native location in Califor- !
MIA but has proved Of great value in
New Zealand a
The federal forest service has conduct
ca some studies along this line and has
discovered FOR example. that the Doug
las fir Of the Rocky mountains and the
Douglas fr OF the Pacific coast. while I
the same species. have different char e
acteristics and viii produce trees like \
the parent stock. modified somewhat. z
however. hy environment. For example.
If the two forms are planted together,
during the earlier period Of lie life az
least the Pacific coast form win make
q larger and stronger growth than the a
Rocky mountain tree provided il j. not Il
affected hv adverse local conditions
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climatic requirements Of trees grown in e
lTerent localities. will. Of course. enter II
INTO the final solution Of the problem 4,
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ave been working 20 discover = strain N
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9 the Pacific coast form IN
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