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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



So with the boy; he must be well-groomed, must stand 

 erect; and moreover, must see things when he looks at 

 them. The good horse must walk, gallop, trot, or stand 

 as the master directs. So the boy must learn to walk, 

 run, caper or be still as the case requires. 



"And the tree has as many good points, although they 

 are different. Examine your tree for points every month 

 and see what percentage it will have out of a possible 

 one hundred. Here are some of the signs which show 

 whether the tree has a college diploma, is cultivated, is 

 familiar with the higher branches. Each question, if 

 answered unequivocally, "Yes," gives your tree 8V3 per 

 cent toward the one hundred. These questions are put 

 in the order of their importance; and are numbered to 

 correspond with the pictured "Points.' 



1. Is the opening around your tree of standard size?"' 



Soiivr Point 

 SI N22 



POlijT! 



(What is the 

 actual size?) 



2. Is the ground 

 in this opening 

 well-loosened to 

 admit air and 

 water ? 



3. If the tree 

 is surrounded by 

 grass, is the sod 

 open around the 

 trunk ? 



4. Does the tree get a good 

 proportion of the rain which 

 falls on the sidewalk, or does 

 it run over the curb into the 

 gutter ? 



5. Is the tree protected 

 with a tree-guard? Guard 

 must be six feet high and 

 not too tight. Tree must be protected from 

 chafing by guard. 



6. Is the tree free from borers? Borers can 

 be detected by sawdust coming out of holes in 

 the trunk. Watch for the borers from April 

 to November. 



7. Are the trunk and the branches cleared of 

 all cocoons, egg-masses, larvae, caterpillars, 

 beetles, scale? 



S. (a) Is the head free from all deadwood, has it been 

 pruned by an expert, and how do you know he is an 

 exi)ert ? Find out how a tree should be pruned. Are all 

 the cuts painted? (b) Does the tree stand perpendicular 

 and is its present place intended to be its permanent 

 home ? 



9. Have the scars from horse bites or other injuries 

 been cleaned out and painted to prevent harboring in- 

 sects and to stop decay ? If there are large cavities these 

 should be filled with cement. 



10. Does the tree remain green and in full leaf to the 

 middle of October? 



11. Have you put as much nourishment into the soil as 

 the tree needs for the year? Give it a treat; dig in wood 

 ashes, ground bone or well-rotted manure. 



12. Are any wires interfering with your tree either by 

 swaying or by electric current? Are there any 

 gas leaks? 



"Here are the twelve points of a good street 

 tree. The total percentage if below par reflects 

 on the man, not on the tree. The tree always 

 does its best. Man forgets that he has taken it 

 out of the God-made forest where it could and 

 did care for itself, and has placed it in a man- 

 made city where it is dependent on man's care 

 for thrifty growth." 



WHY THE POPLAR, SILVER 

 MAPLE, AND AILANTHUS 

 SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR 

 GENERAL PL.^NTING. 



There is a very popular 

 but erroneous idea current 

 that the poplar is the best tree 

 for planting. The reason for 

 this wide-spread idea can be 

 found in the quality of 

 quick growth 

 which the poplar 

 MOO possesses, and 

 ^"^ which the average 

 citizen evidently 

 considers of su- 

 pemiost impor- 

 tance in choosing 

 his tree. The 



Standard size is: 4 feet square for a tree of 6 inches 

 (or less) diameter; for every 1 inch increase of such 

 (6-inch) diameter, an increase of 1 square foot in area 

 of opening. 



