STREET TREES. 



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THE TIME TO PLANT. 



Deciduous trees should never be transplanted while the 

 leaves are on. Midwinter is not a good time because the 

 ground is apt to be frozen. Late fall is often preferred, yet 

 it is never well to expose a tree to the dangers of a winter be- 

 fore it has had a chance to grow new roots and g rfn begt 

 fix itself in the soil. In this State early spring, tl * t * 

 jn-t after the ground thaws, is by far the best 

 season. Trees are then quick with new life and if moved 

 can very promptly provide feeding organs and adapt them- 

 selves to changed conditions. If a drouth follows the plant- 

 ing, and spring drouths are common, the trees must be freely 

 watered until they are established. 



ARRANGEMENT ON THE STREET. 



Uniformity. "When planting is done by the property 

 owners individual choice will naturally have the widest 

 range as to species, size, location and everything else. But 

 V erfort should be made to have all the trees on a street 



Fig. 4. A residence street newly planted with Norway Maples, well grown 

 and well placed. (Courtesy of the Newark Shade Tree Commission.) 



the same kind, the same size, and uniformly spaced. (See 

 Figs. 1 and 4.) "Where the building lots are of various 



