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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



THE WILLOW 



PICTURESQUE 



Here the shade of this willow is acceptable. Or- 

 dinarily this variety of tree is found near the 

 edge of water or in other moist locations Some- 

 times it is planted in quite dry soils where it 

 adapts itself comfortably. 



surface of the ground. In selecting 

 shade trees for residential streets, for 

 parks and for home grounds, careful 

 attention should be given the elms, 

 the lindens, the oaks and the maples. 

 For these places no other tree has the 

 winning characteristics of the Ameri- 

 can Elm. It grows rapidly and is of 

 long life. It has a graceful and a 

 desirable form. It is quite adaptive to 

 various soil conditions, although it 

 grows most 

 luxuriantly in 

 the moist soils 

 such as are 

 found in mead- 

 ows and along 

 river banks. 

 There was a 

 time, however, 

 not very long 

 ago, when the 

 pla n t i n g of 

 this beautiful 

 American tree 

 met with dis- 

 approval and 

 was infre- 

 q u e n t 1 y 

 chosen, but the 

 city forestry 

 d e p a rtments, 

 where these 



have been well organized, have 

 shown that it is not at all difficult 

 to combat with the insect enemies 

 that are liable to prey upon elms 

 when they are given little or no 

 care. 



When the American Linden, or 

 basswood, as it is usually called, 

 is in prime condition, it is a tree 

 that commands respect of all who 

 know it. As it grows older it is 

 surpassed in some of its qualities 

 by some of the European Lindens, 

 particularly the Crimean Lindens 

 and the English Limes. 



Of all the oaks, that variety 

 which is most frequently selected 

 for shade is the Pin Oak. It seems 

 that the nurserymen can supply 

 this variety much more readily 

 than the other two varieties the 

 Scarlet Oak and the Red Oak 

 which are also useful. These three 

 oak varieties are excellent for shade 

 tree purposes and should be more 

 frequently selected by tree planters. 

 Out of the three, the Red Oak is 

 the most rapid in growth. In simi- 

 lar soil conditions the Red Oak 

 will surpass the Sugar Maple in 

 rapidity of growth, and while the 

 Sugar Maple is not considered a 

 slow growing tree nearly everyone 

 thinks of the oaks as being so slow 

 in growth as not to warrant exten- 

 sive planting. 



Although shade is properly one 



form of shelter which trees afford, we 

 are in the habit of thinking of wind- 

 breaks, screen plantings and wood- 

 land groves as the typical forms in 

 which trees are planted for shelter 

 purposes. Out in the prairie states 

 where windbreaks are essential to 

 success in farming and are absolutely 

 necessary in securing comfort to man 

 and beast, windbreaks are as much a 

 part of the logically developed home 











A HOUSE FOUNDATION PLANTING COMBINING TREES WITH SHRUBS 



To soften the ground line of buildings, masses of shrubbery are extensively planted. To obtain emphasis 

 and contrast at appropriate points, specimen trees may be used. In this picture a Japanese Cypress is 

 shown at the left. 



THE GAUDY BLUE SPRUCE IS A MUCH 

 OVER-USED TREE 



Nearly everyone knows the brightly colored Blue 

 Spruces. These trees are most effective when 

 planted with groups of other trees for contrast 

 and background. 



grounds as the 

 water supply. 

 Some times 

 they are mi- 

 ni e a s u rably 

 less trouble- 

 some to ac- 

 quire. In these 

 prairie regions 

 the windbreaks 

 are of a very 

 substan tial 

 character, un- 

 like those 

 which are us- 

 ually found 

 planted in 

 other sections 

 of the country 

 in the form of 

 a single row of 



