CHAPTER II 

 SELECTION OF TREES FOR STREET USE 



As important as the task of planting shade-trees is the 

 problem of selecting the proper species. In tree-planting, 

 perhaps more than in most other work, great care, foresight, 

 and judgment are required. The street of mature trees 

 looks quite different from the street of young saplings ; yet 

 it is the selection of young trees, their proper setting apart, 

 and their care after planting that make the beautiful street 

 possible. 



In every undertaking there should be a well-defined 

 object toward the attainment of which every effort should 

 be directed. In the planting of shade-trees, as in the con- 

 struction of a building, the plan for the completed work 

 should be determined in advance. The tree-planter must 

 picture to himself how his work will look a great number of 

 years later ; and it rests with him whether the result is to be 

 one of satisfaction or regret. 



PICTURE OF IDEAL STREET 



What shall the image of the ideal street be? Looking 

 down the long perspective we observe that but one spe- 

 cies of tree has been planted throughout its entire length. 

 These trees are alike in size. The distance between them is 

 uniform, and is such that, when the trees mature, their out- 

 stretching limbs will not meet; but will leave sufficient 



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