THE TREE DOCTOR 



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women and children, and the probabilities are, all will give you 

 the answer, "s-h-a-d-e !" Of course there are other con- 

 siderations with some people ; but, for the street, "shade" is the 

 first consideration. 



With all the chances of observation that I have had, I am 

 convinced that there is no tree so well adapted for narrow or 

 medium width streets as the Norway Maple. It is commonly 

 supposed that it "heads" low down. It does, but it is not neces- 

 sary that it should. I have seen fine specimens with a bole 

 (trunk) of twenty feet before there was a single branch. Don't 

 be deceived when you purchase the trees. The Sycamore Maple 

 strongly resembles the Norway, but is "crotchy" and the wood 

 is brittle. The Norway, however, has tough wood and strong 

 lateral arms which seldom ever break. It has a very heavy, dark 

 green foliage, and is as near "bug-proof" as any. See the fine 

 specimen back of the telephone pole in Photo 74. 



Photo 64 

 A "Hard" or "Sugar" Maple. 



