Ornamental and Shade Trees 



A Department for the Advice and Instruction of Members of the American Forestry Association 



Edited bv J. J. Levison, B.A., M.F. 

 Arborciiltiirist Brooklyn Park Department, Author of "Studies of Trees," and Lecturer on Ornamental and Shade 



Trees, Yale University Forest School 



THE planting of street trees is a modern problem 

 commanding the interest of communities, city offi- 

 cials and foresters all over the country. In the 

 street tree the average citizen takes proprietary interest. 

 It is his tree ; he sees it daily, is directly benefited by it 

 and expects it to be thrifty and sightly. The individual 

 citizen, however, is in no position to undertake, indepen- 

 dently, the planting even of his own tree because one of 

 the most important essentials of successful tree planting 

 is uniformity in every detail ; only one kind of tree should 

 be used on the same street or block, all must be of uni- 

 form size, and all 

 must be set oiU at 

 equal distances 

 apart. Individual 

 planting will not 

 produce this uni- 

 formity, and just 

 how to accomplish 

 the best results is 

 the problem that we 

 aim to discuss in this 

 paper. 



The ideal way is 

 to have the city un- 

 dertake the planting 

 of its city streets. 

 But some cities are 

 not yet prepared 

 with funds or or- 

 ganization to under- 

 take the work, and 

 the only feasible 

 course left for such 

 cities, therefore, is 

 for the residents of 

 each street to coop- 

 erate and plant their 

 own street uni- 

 formly. This has 

 been tried with ab- 

 solute success on 

 several streets in 

 Brooklyn and other 

 cities, and the cost 

 to abutting property 

 owners ranged from 

 $6 to $8 per house 

 number. Why not 

 try it on your street, 

 and we will tell you 



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A WELL-SHADED NEWTONVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, STREET 



The trees on this street are valued at $2,01G.G1. Had these trees been sugar 

 instead of poplars, their value would have been $3,270.76. 



how to go about it. Someone on the block to be planted 

 nuist lie prompted by civic pride to become the moving 

 spirit in the realization of the street beautiful. That per- 

 son must be prepared to take considerable responsibility, 

 to face many obstacles and with determination to pro- 

 ceed in this way : 



First. Determine how many trees are needed, assum- 

 ing that they are to be planted at thirty feet apart. 



Second. Determine whether the soil will have to be 

 replaced with material of better grade and see whether 

 holes will have to be cut out in the pavements. 



Third. Consult 

 someone who knows 

 trees and the local 

 conditions as to 

 what species would 

 be best suited for 

 that particular 

 street. If there are 

 many trees already 

 present on the street, 

 be guided, to a cer- 

 tain extent, by the 

 predominating spe- 

 cies and have the re- 

 maining trees of the 

 same kind. 



Fourth. Ask your 

 local nurseryman to 

 give you a price on 

 planting the block 

 with trees of the 

 particular species, 

 'I ' 2 inches in diam- 

 e t e r, and well 

 formed. His price 

 should include the 

 cost of the tree, cut- 

 ting the hole in the 

 sidewalk, excavating 

 and filling the cav- 

 ity, cost of soil, 

 guard, stake and 

 guarantee for two 

 years' growth. 



Fifth. Find out 

 how many house 

 numbers there are 

 on your street and 

 block and determine 

 how much each 



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