The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-10


tree may be planted in almost any
part of the state below an elevation
of 1000 feet with success. 1t will
grow without irrigation where Is
inches of rainfall occurs, and will
also respond wonderfully we'll to ir-
rigation. Water should be turned
off about the first Of August in order
to permit the wood to harden up be-
for hard freezes come on. 1t may
be grown In thickets for wind breaks,
poles and posts, or spaced from 20
to 80 feet for shade trees.
Honey Locust
A valuable hard wood tree, hardy
below 1000 feet elevation, and doing
well under irrigation or with 20 or
more inches Of rainfall. Excellent
shade tree.
Norway Maple
A handsome shade tree. Will do
well with 20 inches of rainfall Or
will grow rapidly under irrigation
and is generally frost-hardy. Water
should be turned off about the middle
of August.
Silver Maple
A standard shade tree growing
more rapidly but under much the
same conditions as the Norway
maple. Hardy in all parts of Idaho.
Sycamore Maple =. ..'...
An excellent tree for the moister
part of the state. Will probably do
well under irrigation. Hardy under
1000 feet elevation.
Sugar Maple
This Is the eastern hard maple. II
is a slow-growing tree but is long
lived and no other tree is to be COM
pared with it in the beauty OF au-
tumnal foliage. 1t is generally hardy
below 1000 feet elevation.
Black Walnut
Valuable as a shade and nut tree
and also for posts. May be grown
with twenty inches of rainfall or by
means Of irrigation. Water should
be turned off about the first Of Aug.
ust. Does not mature nuts well at
the higher elevations.
BuGtGfnuC
Valuable for shade, nuts or posts
Requires about the same conditions
as the black walnut.
White Ash
An excellent hardwood tree fol
shade, posts, poles or fuel. Wood
valuable where strength and elasti-
city are required. Tree hardy up tC
elevations og $500 feet, but requires
good soil and plenty of moisture.
Green Ash
A valuable tree doing well in al
most all parts of the state. Good
for shade, posts, poles or fuel.
Red Oak
Highly, ornamental in the spring
and autumn. Hardy in all parts OF
the state. Requires good soil and
plenty of moisture.
Purple Willow Cuttings
Require abundant moisture. VIII
grow from three to six feet per year
Make excellent windbreaks for or
chards, buildings or stock. Hardy in
all parts of Idaho.
American Willow Cuttings
Will grow from two to four feet
yer year in good soil with plenty Of
moisture. Make good wind breaks
for orchards, buildings, or stock
Hardy in all parts Of Idaho. Willows
must not be set close to bitches az
the roots are apt to interfere
Austrian Pine
Valuable as an ornamental tree OF
as a wind break; rapid growing and
hardy any place in the state. VIII
thrive with 20 inches or more of rain.
fall or under irrigation.
Jack Pine
We recommend this pine as better
adapted to the dryer parts of south.
ern Idaho than any other, 1t will
grow on very sandy soil and make
very rapid growth ON good soil. II
has been tried under irrigation and
we are led to believe that 1t will
make strong growth. 1t is frost
hardy at Moscow and will probably
do we'll in all parts of the state al
elevations below $500 feet and where
the rainfall is Is inches or more.
Scotch Pine
This is a very hardy pine and has
been thoroly tried out in Moscow
1t has done well at various points in
the state and we recommend it as
suited to any elevation where rainfall
is Is inches or more or under irriga-
ton.
Yellow Pine
This is the Western Yellow Pine
1t will grow at elevations up to $500
feet and in very dry and windy eli
mates. 1t is somewhat hard to trans
plant but after the first year is very
hardy.
Eastern White Pine
Will do we'll on north slopes with
rolantu of rnnictlIra or under irripa.