Street Trees. 



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SHADE TREE COMMISSION 



OF NEWARK— NEW JERSEY 



SPECIFICATIONS ADOPTED FOR THE SELECTION OF TREES 



TREES WHICH DIE 

 ARE REPLACED 

 WITHOUT CHARGE 



WELL DEVELOPED 

 MEADS AND GOOD 

 LEADERS 



MEAD TO BEGIN NOT 

 LESS THAN SEVEN NOR 

 MORE THAN EIGHT 

 FEET ABOVE GROUND 



OUR TREES ARE PRUN- 

 ED SPRAYED AND FED 

 REGULARLY BY TRAIN- 

 ED HORTICULTURISTS 



PRE- 

 VENT CHAfINQ 



SELECT VARIETIES 

 WHICH THRIVE IN 

 NEV»rARK.CONSULT 

 THE SHADE TREE 

 OFFICE FOR ADVICE 



TREES WITH STRAIGHT 

 TRUNKS- ANNUALLY 

 TRANSPLANTED, FREE 

 FROM DISEASES 0F« 

 INJURIOUS INSECTS 



GALVANIZED W Rt 

 GUARD SIX FEET 

 MIOHHALF INCH MESH 



CHESTNUT STAKE Tf, 

 INCHES IN DPAMETfrt 

 8 FEET LONG 



IN THIS WAY WE 

 FINISH THE CUT IN 

 CEMENT SIDEWALKS 



PIT FOR POPLARS 

 27 CUBIC FEET 



PIT OF 56 CUBIC FEET 

 (5600P0UND5)REPLACED 

 WITH TOPSOIL OR QT»t-' 

 ERWISE ENRICHttt 



TREES ARE NOT NATIVES OF THE CITY — THIS SUBSOIL- 

 INQ IS NECESSARY TO HELP THEM LIVE UNDER ARTIFICIAL 



CONDITIONS 



Fig. 241. A circular {here somewhat reduced) distributed by a shade tree commission. 

 The distribution of a leaflet similar to the above has been useful. 

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