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TREES AS GOOD CITIZENS 



OAK 



Live Oak is an ideal street tree. Its broad, spreading 

 top and evergreen leaves make it excellent as a shade tree, 

 and it is much used in the towns and cities of the South. 

 The tree is comparatively slow in growth and thrives 

 in well drained soil. Most used in cities near the coast. 

 Willow Oak. This tree, sometimes erroneously called 

 the Water Oak, is one of the best of the quick-growing 



oaks for use in the Southern 

 states. It is frequently used 

 with the Water Oak for 

 street planting and is usu 

 ally confused with it. It is, 

 however, a distinct tree, 

 which can be distinguished 

 readily from the Water Oak. 

 It is longer lived and is its 

 equal in every other respect. 

 Trees of this variety, which 

 apparently have been planted about 80 years, are found in 

 excellent condition, while Water Oaks planted at the same 

 time, have either entirely disappeared or are showing 

 marked evidences of decline. In the South the Willow Oak 

 is readily transplanted, as trees 12 feet high are dug from 

 the woods and planted on 

 the street with success. In 

 the extreme South this tree 

 is nearly half evergreen. Its 

 foliage does not assume the 

 bright colors of the Red, Pin 

 and Scarlet Oaks. 



Laurel Oak. The Lau 

 rel Oak is a large oval headed 

 tree that is not as rugged 

 and irregular as the Live 



LAUREL 



* OAK 



