Rural and City Shade Tree Improvement. 9 



CITY STREETS present a serious problem in the matter of the growing 

 of fine shade trees. The trees are planted under abnormal conditions. 

 The planting in most cases has been left to property owners. Lack 

 of uniformity in size, variety and space has resulted. The care of 

 these old trees and the planting of new ones belong naturally to the 

 Park Department of the City, but the training and experience of the 

 Foresters of the College can be made a valuable help to the authorities 

 who have this work in charge. 



TOWN COMMONS, and Xew York has all too few of these, need trees. 

 Questions as to the location of trees, selection of varieties, provision 

 for future growth so as to obtain the most pleasing effects, are matters 

 in which the College can be of service. It is sometimes difficult to 

 get work of this kind started because no one knows exactly what 

 to do or how to do it. Men with experience and training in solving 

 problems of this nature can help out by advising as to the proper 

 course to pursue and the best methods of doing the work. The layout 

 for future shade tree areas is a special problem which the College 

 can help the Town solve. 



VILLAGE GREENS are needed in every village in Xew York State. 

 They lose their charm and their value as a community playground 

 when the trees are allowed to become unsightly and die out. The 

 matter of preserving these trees and the planting of others as well as 

 the general development of the vegetation of these places can be 

 expeditely solved by conferring with the College. 



CITY SQUARES are necessary in our cities to give space for light 

 and air and they offer always great opportunities for city beautifica- 

 tion. The maintaining of trees in city squares is of vital importance 

 to the healthfulness of the city. How to care for trees so as to 

 have them thrive wherever they are needed demands knowledge of 

 their characteristics and requirements. The experts of The New York 

 State College of Forestry can be called upon to give their advice in 

 helping the city authorities to improve the vegetation of the cities of 

 New York State. 



RECREATION AREAS, and many of them, should be provided in every 

 neighborhood. Some of our cities have these areas in the form of 

 parks or boulevards. The College Foresters by a brief study of the 

 requirements of the particular areas, can be of service in helping to 

 make this Department of the Park Administration more effective. 

 A few trees and shrubs of the right kind, well kept, will bring more 

 people to these recreation areas and make them real places for recrea- 

 tion. 



