4emut'n: Street Tree Planting. 



to this tree. Along village and city streets the Sugar Maple 

 makes its best growth in twenty-five to thirty years. 



SWEET GUM i Liquidambar styratiflua). 



The Sweet Gum is a beautiful tree at all seasons of the 

 year. It can be found growing naturally in the southern sec- 

 tion of Xew York State. It makes the best growth in a moist, 

 rich soil. The Sweet Gum is a very symmetrical tree. Its 

 foliage is massive and is composed of star-shaped lustrous 

 leaves which vary from brilliant red to yellow after the first 

 sin the autumn. In winter the tree is covered with odd, 

 pendulous seed-balls that add much to the attractiveness of 

 the tree. The Sweet Gum is comparatively free from insects 

 and fungus attacks. Care must be used in transplanting and 

 -I'l-iiigtime is most favorable for this work. 



19. AILAXTHUS (Ailanthus glandulosa). 



The Tree of Heaven, as the Ailanthus is sometimes called, 

 D extremely vigorous tree. Its greatest value lies in its 

 ability to thrive in the most adverse conditions for tree 

 th. Barren soil, dust-laden and smoke-filled air, paved 

 surroundings and other unfavorable conditions do not cause 

 the Ailanthus to perish as almost every other tree would cer- 

 tainly do under adverse conditions. When young the 

 Ailanthus is attractive and shapely. However, it becomes 

 straggly with age and cannot be considered for permanent 

 -hade. The trees bearing male flowers have a disagreeable 

 odor at the time of blossoming. There are many who object 

 to this feature of the tree and they should plant only the 

 -taminate or infertile form. The foliage of the Ailanthus 

 is of very coarse texture and presents a tropical effect. Dur- 

 ing the winter the bare branches are rather scraggly in 

 appearance. Where one feels that it would be impossible to 

 have a street tree on account of adverse conditions for growth, 

 the Ailanthus should be planted and with little care in train- 

 ing a fair shade tree may be secured. 



. KENTUCKY COFFEE-TREE (Gymitocladus dioica). 

 The Kentucky Coffee-Tree is a beautiful, hardy, orna- 

 mental shade tree. It is very desirable for planting in rich. 



