Elm (all species) 1928 Box-elder 11 



Poplar, Carolina (includes Magnolia 6 



4 Silver Poplars) 856 Dogwood 6 



Oak Linden 4 



Water 1 53 Ailanthus 4 



Live 102 Ash. 3 



Laurel 70 Weeping willow 2 



Willow 21 Varnish Tree 2 



Chestnut 2 Pecan 2 



Black 1 349 Catalpa 2 



Crepe Mj'rtle. . 



Hackberry or Sugarberry 179 Red Juniper 



Palmetto 149 Cherrylaurel or Mock Orange . 



Buttonwood or Sycamore 124 Tallow Tree 



Maple (Red and Silver) 60 Persimmon 



Paper or Wild Mulberry 48 



China Tree 16 Total 3756 



Distribution and Suitability 



A comparison of these figures shows that, roughly speaking, 

 more than fifty per cent of the street trees are elms, about twenty- 

 five per cent poplars, less than ten per cent oaks, about five per 

 cent hackberries, four per cent palmettoes, and three per cent 

 buttonwoods. The remaining trees, 171 in all, include eighteen 

 species and constitute less than five per cent of the entire 

 number. These percentages prove an unnecessary lack of 

 variety in our street planting. A stranger visiting Charleston 

 would assuredly carry away the impression that its street trees 

 were all elms and poplars, so scattered are other species. To 

 any one interested in the shade tree problem the question im- 

 mediately arises: Are elms and poplars suitable trees for a 

 southern city, Charleston in particular? 



Elms. The elms include three species, the American Elm 

 {Ulmus Americana), which predominates, the Slippery Elm 

 {Ulmus fulva), frequently found in the planting of recent years, 

 and the Wing Elm (Ulmus alata), of which forty-two examples 

 are recorded. The Wing Elms are among the oldest trees in the 

 city and are at present much stronger and healthier than the 

 American Elms of the same age. Throughout the city the 

 American Elms stand in urgent need of care. There are beautiful 



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