Colorado State Forest Service, Gunnison Field Office

P.O. Box 1390

Gunnison, CO 81230

There are two great times

to plant trees

the first was 20 years ago -

the other is now.

MAILING LIST: If you place an order in 2017, you will automatically remain on the mailing list. If however, you do not order this year, but would like to continue receiving this information, please let us know. Otherwise we will reluctantly remove your name from the list. Thank you.

2017 Colorado State Forest Service Gunnison Field Office

Seedling Tree Program P. O. Box 1390

Gunnison, CO 81230

Phone: (970) 641-6852

Fax: (970) 641-0653

Email: csfs_gunnison@mail.colostate.edu

The 2017 seedling planting season is fast approaching. As last year, there is no minimum acreage requirement, but this year there

are several new species and a wide variety of sizes available! If you have not done so already, you should begin planning your

planting efforts. A Seedling Tree Order Form is enclosed for your ordering convenience. Remember seedling quantities are

limited and species are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis, so if you have specific seedlings in mind, it’s best to get your

order in early. Seedling distribution day will be Friday, May 5, 2017. Reminder letters will be sent out.

To verify availability - http://csfs.colostate.edu/seedling-tree-nursery/seedling-nursery-inventory

But perhaps the best reason is that when you plant trees, you invest in the future.

SEEDLING SURVIVAL SUPPLIES

The Gunnison Field Office offers several products to help protect your investment during the early establishment years. From our

experience, products may increase seedling survival rates 40 percent or more. They can speed establishment, thus saving time,

money, and disappointment in the long run. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

Polymer (Slurry Dip or Soil Additive) $11.00/lb (available in ¼ pound increments) Synthetic polymer greatly aids in the successful establishment of new plantings, particularly on non-irrigated sites. When added

to water, it absorbs up to 400 times its weight and is jelly-like in consistency. We offer polymer in two granule sizes which are

available in any quantity (in ¼ pound increments).

Slurry Dip (for bare root seedlings) - This fine-sized polymer is used as a slurry root dip. When mixed with water, the fine

polymer forms a honey-like consistency that clings to bare roots. This reduces transplanting shock and root mortality. A ½ pound

package of slurry will treat 100-150 seedlings. (To prepare slurry: mix ½ pound of additive in 5 gallons of water. Dip the seedling

root into the mixture, place in hole and fill with soil.)

Soil Additive (for potted seedlings) - This coarse-sized polymer is used as a soil additive with potted trees. The polymer stores

water and acts as a soil conditioner thereby making more efficient use of natural rainfall and enabling seedlings to survive periods

of temporary moisture stress. A one-pound package of the additive will treat 120 plants. (To prepare additive: mix ½ pound of

additive in 5 gallons of water. Mix 1½ cups of the mixture with the fill dirt. Place half of the mixture in bottom of hole and use

remainder to fill in around the sides of the hole.)

Tree Guard with 2 Stakes 75¢ each – 4”x18” $1.75 each - 5” x 36” The tree guard is a plastic mesh tube that is slipped over the tree and secured to the ground with the stakes. The tube is made

of photo-degradable plastic that breaks down in 2-3 years. The plastic is tough enough that most animals will not chew through it,

but flexible enough to withstand temperatures from -30o to 100oF.

Reasons to Plant Trees

- Reforestation - Creating a visual Screen - Aesthetics

- Protecting a home or livestock - Living snow fence - Carbon sequestration

from cold winds - Enhancing wildlife habitat - Future wood products

- Erosion control - Energy Savings - Increased property value

- Establishing a windbreak - Combating air pollution - And many more

Colorado State Forest Service

Conservation Seedling Program

Gunnison Field Office

2017 Order Form

ASPEN GROWN IN THE

GUNNISON FIELD OFFICE NURSERY

Visit the CSFS Nursery’s Website for additional information

http://csfs.colostate.edu/seedling-tree-nursery/

The Colorado State Forest Service Nursery was

established in 1957 and operates as a self-funded

enterprise within the umbrella of the Colorado State

Forest Service and the Warner College of Natural

Resources. They produce low cost, seedlings for

conservation efforts, and proudly serve the Fort

Collins, Colorado area directly from the nursery. The

Gunnison Field Office Nursery is proud to be a sister

operation of the Fort Collins Nursery.

Tree Shade with Wicket 75¢ each The tree shade is 8" x 12" black, plastic mesh screen that is slipped over a metal wicket and placed on the south or southwest

side of the seedling to provide shade. This provides 80% shade factor for the seedling and will photo-degrade in 5 years. Tree

shades are recommended for most conifers planted in full sunlight.

Fertilizer Tablet $5.00 for a bag of 30 $8.50 for a bag of 50 This tablet contains 20% nitrogen, 10% phosphorus, 5% potassium, and trace amounts of calcium, sulfur, and iron. The tablet

is most effective if the seedling receives adequate supplemental moisture. When combined with good moisture, this fertilizer will

help maximize growth.

Weed Barrier Fabric $1.50 per 3'x3' sq $2.00 per 4’x4’ sq $175.00 per 6'x300' roll Weed Barrier Fabric is an alternative to using herbicides, or getting down on your knees and pulling competing vegetation. This

product is a synthetic fiber fabric that "breathes" and allows moisture penetration. It is resistant to UV radiation breakdown caused

by sunlight, thus allowing the fabric to be used uncovered on the soil surface for up to 4 or 5 years. STAPLES, MULCH, GRAVEL,

OR ROCKS MUST BE USED TO SECURE THE FABRIC EDGES.

Although effective by itself, when used in conjunction with gravel or other mulches, this product provides exceptional weed

control and greatly reduces moisture loss on dryland planting sites.

Weed barrier fabric is sold in 6' x 300’ rolls, 3'x3' or 4’x4’ squares. Within a row of trees, a continuous length may be used or,

as a minimum, we recommend a 3' or 4’ squares piece around each seedling (available pre-cut).

Staples 20¢ each Made of heavy gauge wire and designed to be installed with a hammer, these staples are used to secure weed barrier fabric to

the ground. If you are installing individual weed barrier fabric squares around each plant, order 5 staples per fabric square - one for

each corner and one near plant. If you are installing a continuous roll of fabric, order two staples (one for each side of the roll) for

every 5 linear feet of fabric and one staple near each plant.

Animal Repellant Liquid: 1/2Gal - $20.00 Animal Repellant is non-toxic and the liquid comes in two parts and is easily mixed with warm water prior to spraying (spray

bottle not included). Each quart of liquid will treat approximately 60 seedlings.

Chuck and Colleen Vader have been purchasing seedlings from CSFS for decades and are champions of our seedling program.

Chuck is pictured above showing off a beautiful Colorado Blue Spruce they planted 15 years ago near the Taylor River.

Wind Direction Suggested 7-row windbreak for plains areas

Descriptions of the Seedlings

Although these species have proven adaptable to Colorado conditions, each may have limited

adaptability to local soil types and/or conditions

Mature

Height (ft)

Cold

Hardiness

Drought

Resistance

Elevation

Soil Type/

Growth Form

Miscellaneous

Antelope Bitterbrush 3 E G to 8,500 spreading wildlife

Aspen 35-50 E P 6,000-11,000 moist not for windbreaks, fall color

Black Hills Spruce 30 E F to 8,000 most windbreaks, wildlife, full sun

Bristlecone Pine 20-40 E F to 11,000 most native, birds

Buffaloberry

10

E

G

to 7,500 tolerates alkaline

native, edible fruit, wildlife

Bur Oak 50 E E to 7,000 wide range wildlife, acorns

Caragana 8-12 E E to 9,500 sandy - loamy yellow spring flowers

Chokecherry 6-20 E G to 9,000 most edible fruit (not for livestock), fall color

Colorado Blue Spruce 60 E F to 9,500 needs moisture native, fair alkaline tolerance

Cotoneaster 6-8 E VG to 9,500 most red-orange fall color

Coyote Willow 10 E P to 9,500 moist native, streambank restoration

Douglas Fir

70

E

G

6,000-9,000 sandy,

loamy, clay native, wildlife, east and north slopes

Englemann Spruce 70 E VG 8,000-11,000 moist native, requires shade, wildlife

4-Wing Saltbush 3 G E to 8,500 alkali/salt tolerant native

Gambel Oak 10 G P to 9,000 coarse, med texture native, fall color, wildlife

Golden Currant 7 G G to 8,000 moist native, edible fruit, fall color

Golden Willow 35 E P to 8,000 needs moisture tolerates alkaline and salts

Kremmling Cottonwood 35 E F to 8,500 moist red veins and stems, fall color

Lilac 8-12 E VG to 8,000 most excellent windbreak, flowers

Limber Pine 35 E G to 11,000 well drained native, very windfirm, wildlife

Lodgepole Pine 60 E E 6,000-11,000 most native, good windbreak, wildlife

Mountain Mahogany 6 G E to 9,000 alkaline, well-drained native, wildlife

N.M. Privet 10 G E to 7,500 moist, alkaline tolerant native, yellow flowers, fall color

Nanking Cherry 8 E G to 8,000 most edible fruit, wildlife

Narrowleaf Cottonwood

50

E

F

to 9,500 tolerates alkaline

native to Gunnison area, requires moist conditions

Native Plum 8 E G to 8,000 most edible fruit, wildlife

Native Willow Mix 12 E P to 9,500 moist native, streambank restoration

Peachleaf Willow 40 E P to 9,500 moist native, of plain's rivers, wildlife

Pinon Pine 15-30 E E to 7,500 most native, wildlife

Ponderosa Pine 40+ E E to 9,000 most, not clay native, windbreak, tolerates alkaline

Potentilla, Yellow 3 E G to 10,000 most, well drained shrub, yellow flowers

Red-Osier Dogwood 8 E F to 11,000 prefers moist red stems, white flowers

Rocky Mtn Juniper 15+ E E to 9,000 most excellent windbreak, alkaline tolerant

Sand Cherry 3 G G to 7,500 sandy - loamy native, edible fruit, wildlife

Serviceberry 6 E F to 9,000 moist edible fruit, attractive flowers

Subalpine Fir 60 E P 8,000-11,000 subalpine zone native, requires shade

Sumac to 4 E E to 8,000 most native, good for wildlife

Thinleaf Alder 15 E P to 10,000 moist native, fall color, sun

Wax Currant

3

VG

VG

to 11,000 coarse and

medium texture

native, edible fruit, songbirds

White Fir 60 E VG 6,000-9,000 dense crown native, birds, good Christmas

Wild Rose/Woods Rose 4 E G to 10,000 most native, rose hips, wildlife

E = Excellent VG = Very Good G = Good F = Fair P = Poor