Trees for Town and'^City' Afreets." 31 



11 and 12. It is frequently used with the water oak for street plant- 

 ing and is usually confused with it. It is, however, a distinct tree, 

 which can be distinguished readily from the water oak. It is 

 longer lived and is its equal in every other respect. Trees of this 

 variety which apparently have been planted about 80 years are 

 found in excellent condition, while water oaks planted at the same 

 time have either entirely disappeared or are showing marked evi- 

 dences of decline. Figure 20 shows the characteristic appearance 

 of the leaves of these nearly related species of oaks. In the South 

 the willow oak is readily transplanted, as trees 12 feet high are 

 dug from the woods and planted on the street with success (fig. 21). 



FIG. 21. Willow oaks, transplanted from the woods, as they appeared near the eud of 

 the second summer. Montgomery, Ala. 



In the extreme South this tree is nearly half evergreen. Its foliage 

 does not assume the bright colors of the trees of the red-oak class. 



PALM. 8 



Several varieties of palms are used more or less for street planting 

 in regions 2, 3, 5, 12, and 13. Though sometimes effective as a 

 formal street decoration (fig. 22), they can hardly be considered 

 shade trees. 



PALMETTO. 



Palmettos, or sabals, abound in region 12 near the coast ; succeed in 

 regions 3, 5, and 13; live in region 2; but are seldom grown satis- 



8 The palms are treated on the basis of notes furnished by Dr. O, F. Cook, of the 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. 



