American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-12-14

The white pine CPinus strobus) of
Chicago lumber fame unfortunately
Toes not grow on our Rocky noun
tains. We have, however, a good sub
stitute IA the yellow pine. the wood OF
which, known as Colorado lumber, is
good for most ordinary purposes.
The tall pine trees that are seen on
the divide even so miles east OF the
main ranges belong TO this variety.
They are thick along the South Platte
In the Rampant range and throughout
the Pixies Peak forest. The young
trees under adverse conditions often
become stunted and are called various
names By the settlers, such as bull
pines. pitch pines. jack pines, etc.
Il a Good Droath Reslster.
The tree itself Is a great drOuth re-
sister and may often be found In dry
years wlntering In soil IA which there
~ no ~perceptlble moisture. when
planted young and raised under good
methods Of cultivation Il grows mor
quickly than la rs native habitat, the
foliage ~ denser and brighter. and Il
becomes quite a handsome tree.
The yellow pine and Douglas hr
grow In the same zone up 10 about
5000 feet altitude. when they run into
the belts OF ~lodgepole pine and above
that the Engelmann spruce, the king
OF the mountain tops. from which Is
derived the finest OF the spruce lumber
for building purposes.
The trees Of The high ranges which
nouriah Ia a cool environment Of much
SNOW In winter and heavy thunder
storms In summer are not adapted 70
dry farm planting. For deciduous
trees We have TO rely on eastern or
exotic varieties, for the natives. with
the possible exception Of the Quaking
aspen. are found only on bottoms
above a water table. or on subirrigated
benches.
The quaker aspen Is growing In
some gardens and parks aud can do
with much less water than the cotton
wood. The box elder. the western
representative OF the maple family. is
more hardy and will flourish with less
water than any eastern maple. which
often wintcr-kills al mile-high alti-
tudea. Ia western Nebraska and Kap-
saa. also occasionally In eastern Colo
RADIO. the box elder Is found growing
on high aud dry benches where the
precipitation Is about rs inches. I'm
der cultivation Il should do well with
A. inches.
The overgreens, although they hold
their foliage all winter. never seem "a
be injured In any way by frost. They
are absolutely hardy even at 40 below
zero. This immunity to the effects OF
low temperature Is attributed to the
saturation OF the wood and leaves
With pitch and tar, the best kind OF
an~ti-freezing mixture. Some varieties
are 80 heavily loaded with these sub
stances that Il pays to extract then
for commercial purposes.
The tar Is obtained by distillatior
I, from the wood. The pitch Is BLEED from
the tree itself and yields resin and
~turpentine. The turpentine Is very
volatile and when the roots OF ever
/ greens are exposed to the outer air
evaporatea very rapidly. causing th'
resin to CONCEAL. which. by blocking
the ducts. may inIure or destroy tn
tree. For this reason all evergreen
must be transplanted with a ball o
, earth around The roots.
4 Trouble In Transplanting.
h In t~ransplanting from the mountain
D the main trouble Is want OF a goo
root structure on the part OF tn
4 young trees. There are many nur
+ serymen who obtain them from tn
5 mountains. plant In the nursery row
A aud after a year or 80 sell TO- their Gus
e toners. These can be bought at mod
J. crate prices balled for transportation
{ The farmer may transplant his owl
trees from the mountains provided h
Q IL careful enough The best time {
do this Is just before tho new sprin.
x growth commences. A good dee
3 trench should be dug around then
3 hen a spade may be introduced clea
3 under the root. and The tres CAREFUL
lnfted with a ball OF earth and place
e on hurlap. which , them tied Tight
D to hold everything In place. Whe
the tree Is ,nnaliy planted the burla
gunny sack may be left on, as
~ soon rOts and the roots penetrate sue
Al materials very easily
~ The art Of successful transplantin
y lies Az conserving sufficient moistur
To- carry the tree for a season even
e. that season should prove dry. In "a
n dry orchards OF California the youn
trees go from May 20 November will