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'_OU6 Climax Mine:'frcc Plantinc Itcpon <br />Figure ;: Necdlr death on living treys by species as a predictor of potcnlial survival <br />Torn. <br />~y • ~4fMv Ncdlr Ikalh <br />~{~~~ <br />G RN, F YJIr. Lknlh <br />1lU'~o <br />711°. <br />e MP. <br />3 <br />a <br />~ 511'. <br />e <br />`0 40°a <br />T <br />3n^. <br />2lw <br />la°. <br />Ir, <br />1pn¢e Hu <br />1'he lie trees weer likely more susccptihlc to scalding fur tNU reasotl~. Primarily. the tie <br />trees were taller than the spruces on average 1 I ahle I) and scalding was must apparent in I:-Iler <br />lnYS 1 Figure 4). Most scalding occurred above 6 ft utT the ground. 'I~his is likely txcauve; the <br />snow depth at initial snow melt in late spring was arowrd S-6 fi :mJ only trees that were <br />significantly roller than the snow where susceptible to scalding. Additionally, while must of the <br />spruce trees were transplanted from Climax Kline prolxriy, must of the lie trees wire brought in <br />from the Saratoga area in Wyoming. Iltc removal site was lower in elevation than Climax Mine <br />acrd the trees were growing in dose proximity to ~~ch other providing more shade. 'T'his is <br />probably nut as important ac height. but may have played a role in lie tree damage. <br />Figure 4:.4verege height of transplants in each needle death class (mean + I SI?) <br />tz , <br />to <br />C <br />n t:l ~ <br />r r' ' <br />t <br />a <br />n -- I- <br />tJCW IC Ik+IW <br />'_,'Zh''11117 <br />