ROADSIDE PLANTING OF TREES 91 



countryside revealing itself in a new glory of shade tree 

 riches. 



Roadside planting is one of the most important 

 phases of shade tree development. The highways of 

 America are the great arteries of the nation. With 

 the universal use of the automobile, this is true in a sense 

 previously undreamed. The value of the tree-lined 

 country thoroughfare to the adjacent property is as 

 direct as that of the shaded street in town or city. The 

 charm of the trees will attract where the barren roadside 

 would repel. There are roads in New Jersey, New York, 

 Connecticut and elsewhere, for the enjoyment of which 

 tourists will go many miles out of their way, to the in- 

 creased prosperity of the surrounding neighborhoods. 

 Thousands of permanent residents have been attracted 

 to Pasadena, San Mateo, and other places in California, 

 to some of the famous resorts of Florida and the Carolinas, 

 and to summer places in New England, Michigan and 

 Wisconsin, by the lure of shade tree splendor. Costly 

 homes and extensive improvements have been established 

 along the inviting highways in and near these communi- 

 ties, with the inevitable result that all property values 

 have been increased to an amazing extent; and largely 

 because the charm of the trees proved irresistible to 

 visitors from other places. 



Every community may not be suited for a resort, but 

 none can afford to overlook the value of shade trees. The 

 highway without trees is merely a means to an end. It 

 is used simply because it leads somewhere. The road 

 which has its lines of stately trees carries a charm pecul- 

 iarly its own, and is sought because of its beauty and 

 attractiveness. Many communities have already awak- 

 ened to this truth, and have shown a determination to let 

 no other community outdo them in offering the shade 



