82 ARBOR DAY. 



OHIO TREE NOTES. 

 BY M. CKAWFORD, CUYAHOGA FALLS. 



NORTH-EAST. The favorite shade trees in this locality 

 are the hard maple, soft maple, and elm. The principal 

 objection is that they send their roots so far in search of 

 food and moisture that they rob the crops growing near 

 them. The street trees damage many of the town gardens 

 in this way. This does not seem to be the case with the 

 black walnut, and in consequence many of them are being 

 planted. A large elm will send its roots over 300 feet, 

 and when they find a rich flower bed they quickly utilize 

 it. In many cases it will pay to cut the roots just inside 

 the fence and make them to get their living in the street. 

 As in good soil they sometimes grow ten feet in a single 

 season, they will thus have to be root-pruned annually. 



BY J. F. BOWMAN, CLAKK COUNTY. 



THE NORWAY MAPLE. The Norway maple, Acer 

 platanoides, is perhaps the most valuable and attractive 

 deciduous tree for street or ornamental planting. It will 

 endure a temperature of 30 or 40 degrees below zero and 

 is perfectly hardy. It grows slowly the first two or three 

 years after being transplanted from the nursery. The tree 

 forms a very handsome "head;" the leaves are large, 

 glossy, and a beautiful green, varying from light to dark 

 in different individuals, thus making a beautiful contrast. 



