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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



against insect attack and disease. While quick growing 

 trees are desirable in some ways it must he remembered 

 that such varieties arc likely to be the shortest lived and 

 will have to be replaced sooner than those of a somewhat 

 slower growth, which with good care can be made to 

 develop more rapidly. 



It is not desirable to have trees which cast too much 

 shade, particularly on narrow streets. Houses and side- 

 walks need sun even in summer. Again the question of 

 neatness ought to be considered ; and trees which will 

 break up the pavement, such as silver maples, or those 

 which cover the pavement with their bloom in the spring. 

 such being cottonwoods and poplars, ought to be avoided. 

 Evergreens are not suitable for street planting because 

 their shade is not wanted in winter. Black locust should 

 not be planted because it is likely to be destroyed by the 



than if brick or other loose-jointed material is used. 

 In planting a tree move as many of the roots as pos- 

 sible. A cloudy day is better for transplanting a tree 

 than a bright sunny one because a bright sun quickly ex- 

 hausts the stored up moisture. An important point is in 

 regard to packing the earth around the roots. They 

 should have close contact with the ground, because a 

 tree feeds through its roots, and therefore every smallest 

 rootlet should be firmly in the ground. To do this fill in 

 around the roots with finely pulverized earth, working it 

 under and around the roots by hind and compacting it. 

 If the earth is wetted down as it is put in it will make a 

 much better contact. It must be remembered that trees 

 cannot take care of themselves. They need food and 

 they need attention and so provision should be mad- for 

 their nourishment and to see that they are properly pro- 



HE VlCl-PBtSlDKNT S CHAMBtO 

 WASMINGT Oft 



February 

 Nineteen 

 1919 



My dear Mr. (Jalbreath: 



I am unable to say who was the author 

 of the fine Idea of planting trees In honor of 

 the boye who onrvered their country" call for 

 crvloc In the war which we have waged agair.6t 

 German autocracy. Whoever It was, In -due seaeor 

 he will deserve a memorial at the hands of hit 

 countrymen. 



The idea appeal* to me far more than 

 etorlea urn or animated bust. It embodies a 

 living thing, representative of a vital senti- 

 ment of the American people and I hope it Is 

 going to be universally popular in America. 

 tfhen the trees shall grow lari?s enough, a fitting 



plate can be attached to each one of them, bear- 

 lng the names of the soldiers. 



Of course, it rejoices me greatly to 

 vnow that the cltlsens of my county have, under 

 your leadership, been among the first to take 

 advantage of this idealistic and patriotic move- 

 ment. 



May Heaven send sunshine and showers 

 upon theee trees So that they may live to distant 

 ages,- vital reminders to the youth of every 

 generation of what Amerloa has done and great 

 Incentives to the doing of the fine things for 

 which the Republic has been so remarkably con- 

 spicuous. 



With sincere congratulations, I 

 Very truly ycurs, 



Martin L. Galbreath, 

 Collamer. Inl. 



borer worm. Beech is a slow grower and casts too dense 

 a shade for any street. 



There are several points to be taken into considera- 

 tion. Trees planted along a strtet should be of the same 

 kind, the same size and uniformly spaced. On narrow 

 streets trees planted every forty feet apart, and alter- 

 nated on opposite sides of the street, will be found suf- 

 ficiently close ; and on wider streets they should be from 

 forty to sixty feet or even farther apart, the distance 

 being determined partly by the size which the tree is 

 likely to attain and other habits. Every tree should 

 have at least six square feet of earth above its roots. -It 

 is more important that there be plenty of space where 

 the pavement and roadway are paved with concrete 



tected against insects and other pests and against damage 

 from other causes. 



Tree planting should form a permanent part of the 

 improvement program in every city and town in the 

 l'nited States. It should not be undertaken in a tem- 

 porary, haphazard manner; but should receive the con- 

 taut thought and attention of those who are interested 

 in making the community more attractive and at the same 

 time in adding to the future timber resources of the 

 L'nited States. It must be remembered that what is done 

 in one city or town serves as an inspiration to others ; and 

 that the habit once formed of setting out a number of 

 trees every year will become fixed and will extend until 

 it covers the nation. 



