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30tH, Climax Mine: l'rcti Planting Report <br />Figure 3: Needle death on lip ing trees by species as a preJicd+r of potential sun ival <br />zlr.: l~ <br />IfMn <br />(WL <br />Spmee F ~: <br />The lir tines were likely more susceptible to u•alding (ix t;~u reasons. Primarily. the lir <br />trees were taller than the spruces on avcroge (Error! Reference source not found.) anJ scalding <br />wa; nwst apparent in taller trees (Figure 4). Most scalding occurrcJ alxwc 6 ft ott~the ground. <br />1-his is likely hecau.~e the snow Depth ut initial snow melt in late spring w.w urounJ >-G Il and <br />only tees that were signitiwntly taller than the snow where susceptible to scalding. <br />Additionally. while most at'the spruce trc~cs were transplanted From Climax Mine property, most <br />of the fir trees were brought in from thl: Saratoga area in 11'yuming. Ilte rcnwval site wtts lower <br />in elevutiun than Climax Minc anJ the trees were growing in dose proximity to each other <br />providing more shade. this is probably not as important as height, bul may have played u role in <br />tir tree Damage. <br />3.37'_'0117 <br />