STREET TREES. 



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Evergreens 



WHAT TO PLANT. 



The list of trees capable of meeting the conditions in a 

 city street is not long; it might indeed be curtailed to less 

 than a dozen. Evergreens are excluded altogether because 

 their shade is not wanted in winter. The fol- 

 lowing list is arranged to show the trees best 

 adapted to streets of various widths and includes all the 

 species, foreign as well as native, which are in any way 

 suitable, except perhaps on wide streets where lawn condi- 

 tions are approached. Those at the top of each column are 

 preferred to those farther down. See pages 56 to 65 for 

 descriptions of each species. 



THE BEST TREES FOR CITY STREETS. 



Streets. 

 (less than GO feet 

 wide between building 

 lines.) 



Average Streets. 

 (60 to 90 feet wide 

 between building 

 lines.) 



Wide Streets. 

 (over 90 feet wide 

 between building 

 lines.) 



White Elm 

 Red Oak 

 Scarlet Oak 

 Sycamore 

 Sugar Maple 

 White Oak 

 Tulip Poplar 

 Basswood 

 Red Gum 

 Ailanthus 



Trees not recommended. From the foregoing list several 

 trees universally found on city streets Avill be missed. Silver, 

 or white, maple is a rapid grower and able to survive many 

 handships, yet its youthful beauty is soon lost by the breaking 

 of its fragile branches and a general early decay. It is also 

 prone to disturb the pavement by the growth of superficial 

 roots. The poplars or cottonwoods, of which there are several 

 species, are even more rapid growers than the silver maple 



