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<br />• : 2.5 Shrub Transplants <br />2.5.1 Coataiaerized Transplants <br />After installation of the excelsior blanket containerized shrubs <br />obtained from Native Plants vere planted into the upper portion of the <br />' top, east, and vest plots vith an "Ames Bulb Digger" (Figure 2). Two <br />i <br />replications of each species (mountain mahogany, Gambel oak, serviee- <br />~ berrq, and bltterbrush) vere planted at the proper depth. Mountain <br />mahogany and Gambel oak plants vere groving in one gallon cans. Service- <br />r' <br />I <br />I <br />~ berry and bitterbrush seedlings vere graving in plastic tube pack <br />containers measuring approximately 2 x 2" vide ap 8 inches deep. <br />I <br />2.5.2 Local Shrub Transplants <br />I Locally obtained shrubs vere pleated on the east cad plots. Local <br />I shrub species (mountain mahogany, Gambel oak, Saska•oon servieeber_y, <br />and saovberry) were transplanted from a hillside southeast of the test <br />~ plots. <br />' Collection of tre transplants with a backhoe vas accomplished by <br />1 digging dove in front of the shrub as deeply as possible before pulling <br />L back on the bucket of the hoe. Average depth of the bucket pass under <br />~ the shrub vas approximately 18 to 20 inches. There was little iaterfer- <br />eace from rocks, but the bucket frequently had difficulty cutting through <br />~- the thick root systems of these shrub species. Small shrubs in the 1 to <br />2 foot height range vere selected to insure that an adequate root system <br />vas obtained in relation to the above-ground biomass. Three transplants <br />of mountain mahogany, Saskatoon servieeberry, and Gambel oak and tvo <br />snavberry were collected and loaded into the hack of a pickup truck. <br />Transplants were stacked side by side to reduce soil loss from the root <br />ball during transport. Transplants were not takes individually to the <br />` plots because of excessive distance. <br />9 <br /> <br />