10 LANDSCAPE GARDEN SERIES 



The property owner when selecting trees for planting in the park- 

 ing in front of his property should be governed in a large measure by 

 the kinds of trees which have been previously planted along the street. 

 Only in this way can we ever expect to secure any uniformity in our 

 street tree planting. 



In selecting a tree for street planting one should be selected 

 which fills definite qualifications, and not one which just happens to 

 appeal to the reader in a nursery catalogue. A street tree first of all 

 should be sturdy to maintain itself, in the face of the city's smoke, 

 drought, heat and dust. A definite outline and symmetery is desirable 

 in the street tree, for the street is of more or less formal character, and 

 the tree seems to fit in with its surroundings better when it repeats the 

 general character of its environment. A proper amount of shade is a 

 prerequisite in selecting a tree, and although abundant shade is highly 

 desirable, a tree which is too dense in foliage, shutting out the sunlight 

 underneath, should not be used. 



Although there are few trees which do not have a particular enemy 

 among the insects and diseases, we should select one which is fairly 

 immune. The fast growing trees are short lived, while the trees which 

 attain the greatest age, are the slower growers ; in making our choice 

 we should strike a happy medium and select a tree like the elm, hard 

 maple or pin oak. Although the elm is considered the ideal street tree 

 in certain portions of the east, it has been subject to severe inroads by 

 insect pests. 



In placing the tree in the parking it should, of course, line up with 

 the other trees upon the street, if others are already planted ; if not, it 

 should be planted in the parking equidistant from the street and the 

 sidewalk. Do not attempt to plant too many trees in front of your 

 property ; elms, for instance, should be at least thirty feet apartt and 

 forty feet would be better. Of course, in spacing the trees in the park- 

 ing it would be well to place them so that they frame the view of the 

 front portion of the grounds. The same principles governing the planting 

 ing, pruning and subsequent care of other trees, apply when planting 

 trees for the parking. A protective guard of either wood or metal 

 placed around the tree is desirable until it is large enough not to need 

 protection. 



Although we should realize the value to the city in having our 

 front yards planted and well taken care of, we should not neglect the 

 private portion of our grounds, nor allow the portion of the alley im- 

 mediately behind our property to remain filled with ashes and rubbish. 

 Spring house cleaning should not be confined to the house alone, but 

 should be extended to the grounds and every portion of the property 

 given a thorough cleaning and touching up. *"Clean Up and Paint 



* " How to Start a Clean-Up and Paint-Up Campaign." booklet by the National 

 Clean-Up and Paint-Up Campaign Bureau. 



